Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized Donald Trump’s latest series of “malicious lies” after the president-elect continued to pressure him to rewrite the history of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol just days before the presidential election. ” was confirmed. 4th anniversary of the attack.
“Donald, this is not the Soviet Union. You can’t change the truth and you can’t silence us.” Cheney wrote on social media:
Her comments came as Trump responded to President Joe Biden honoring her and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who helped lead the House committee that investigated the deadly attack on Jan. 6, 2021, on his Truth social platform. This came after I complained to . Presidential Citizen’s Medal.
She reminded President Trump of the lies he told about the 2020 election and the failed coup attempt before the end of his first term.
“Do you remember when you sent the rioters into our Capitol and then watched the violence on television and refused for hours to tell the rioters to leave? Remember how your former vice president stopped you from overthrowing our republic? We remember,” Cheney wrote.
“And now, as you take office again, the American people must reject your latest malicious lies and stand guard over our constitutional republic to protect the America we love from you.”
Trump’s Truth Social post featured false claims about Rep. Cheney and the House January 6 Committee, incorrectly stating that its members “destroyed and deleted all evidence” in the investigation into the attack. (The panel’s final report and supporting materials are available online.)
It also falsely claimed that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “refused to accept assistance provided for her safety” on the day of the insurrection. (This has been known for a long time.)
“Liz Cheney, Crying Adam Kinzinger, Benny Thompson and the rest of the dishonest thugs used January 6th as an excuse to do terrible things,” the president-elect wrote of those who served on the House committee.
“They have destroyed so many lives and are rewarded with fake Biden medals. This is not America. “January 20 cannot come soon enough,” he said, referring to the presidential inauguration.
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Last month, Trump accused Cheney of “outrageous and unthinkable criminal conduct” after Republicans criticized the House committee in its interim report.
In response, Cheney said the Republican-backed report “ignores the truth” and described Trump as a “cruel and vindictive man.”
