Trump set to back attorney in primary challenge to Cheney: report
By Mychael Schnell
Former President Trump is reportedly set to back a Wyoming attorney as she readies a primary challenge against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), making good on his vow to help replace the outspoken Republican after she voted for his impeachment.
Politico, citing three people with knowledge of Trump's plans, reported on Wednesday that the former president is set to throw his support behind Harriet Hageman as she looks toward a bid for Cheney's congressional seat.
Trump's allies and team pushed Hageman to run against Cheney, according to the news outlet, and are now pressuring the rest of the Republican field to coalesce around the attorney out of concern that a crowded primary race could split the anti-Cheney vote and hand the incumbent a victory.
Trump in recent days has endorsed challengers to sitting GOP lawmakers, including candidates taking on Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), both of whom were among the 10 House members to vote for his impeachment in January.
Cheney, a three-term congresswoman, is also a member of that group and has been especially vocal in criticizing Trump, which ultimately led to her ouster from House Republican leadership in May.
She rejected his claims that the 2020 election was stolen, blamed him for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and vowed to "do everything I can to ensure that the former president never gets anywhere near the Oval Office."
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