Trump Invokes Violent Rhetoric Against Cheney, Drawing Blowback
- Harris says Trump remarks on Cheney are ‘disqualifying’
- Trump pushes back on characterization of his remarks
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that one of his most vociferous critics, Liz Cheney, would be less of a “war hawk” if she experienced combat conditions herself — employing violent imagery that the former Republican congresswoman cast as a threat and creating the latest flashpoint in the race with Vice President Kamala Harris.
During a discussion with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday, the former president assailed Cheney — a Republican who has endorsed Harris — over her foreign policy views, accusing her of being eager to send Americans into war without understanding the consequences. Trump called Cheney “radical” and asked how she would feel with guns trained on her.