Liz Cheney and Harris tour battleground states to rally Republicans against Trump.
- On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney engaged in a series of moderated discussions in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, which are key battleground states in the "Blue Wall."
- Dick Cheney criticized former President Donald Trump for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, his disregard for NATO, and his stance on abortion.
- In the final stretch of the presidential election, the Harris campaign is targeting disaffected Republicans.
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney engaged in a series of moderated discussions in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, which are key battleground states in the "Blue Wall."
"In Birmingham, Michigan, Cheney stated, "It's not about the party, it's about what's right and wrong." He encouraged people to vote their conscience without fear of repercussions. He added, "There will be millions of Republicans who do the same on November 5th.""
"My decision to endorse Vice President Harris is influenced by my conservative background and all the experiences I've had," Cheney stated on Monday morning in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
"In this election, you must decide between a candidate who has consistently upheld the Constitution and Donald Trump."
Cheney, despite her self-proclaimed "pro-life" stance, acknowledged that strict limitations on women's access to reproductive healthcare, currently enforced in several states, are not sustainable for the country and must be changed. Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade's abortion protections, conservative legislators have enacted highly restrictive laws in more than two dozen states that limit women's legal rights to end a pregnancy.
The Harris campaign is targeting undecided Republicans who might not vote for Trump. In August, the campaign launched a "Republicans for Harris" group and has since been promoting the voices of a few prominent Republicans who have publicly supported the Democratic vice president.
On Monday, Harris pledged to have a Republican in her cabinet if she becomes President and stated that it is in the country's "best interest" to invite "good ideas from wherever they come."
In Malvern, PA, Harris stated that a healthy two-party system is necessary for having good, intense debates about fact-based issues. The room erupted in applause.
Cheney is playing a crucial role in Harris's last-minute push for the presidency by establishing a framework that allows Republicans to justify voting for him.
Cheney believes that patriotic Republicans have a responsibility to act in the best interest of the country.
In September, Cheney endorsed Harris and the two first appeared together on stage in Ripon, Wisconsin, a town famous for being the birthplace of the Republican Party.
Trump's isolationist foreign policy was criticized by Cheney as "not Republican" and "dangerous."
"Cheney stated in Birmingham that America's freedom and security would be at risk without allies, and Congress cannot stop him. He added that if Trump decides not to fulfill NATO treaty obligations, NATO will begin to unravel."
Trump has consistently expressed disdain for NATO, the cornerstone military alliance between the U.S. and Europe, for the past 75 years. In anticipation of his potential election in November, NATO members are reportedly taking steps to "Trump-proof" their military and aid commitments.
Cheney has consistently criticized Trump's foreign policy, particularly his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, which she deemed "disastrous" in a 2018 CBS interview.
In a recent interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," Cheney acknowledged that he shares Harris' stance on Ukraine's war with Russia in terms of foreign policy.
Trump accused Cheney of being a "war hawk" who wants to go to war with every Muslim country, without providing any evidence. He also claimed that Arab American voters, who could be crucial for Harris in Michigan, are upset with her campaigning with Cheney.
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