Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a well-known Republican, is opting to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election, according to his daughter Liz Cheney. This decision comes after Liz Cheney publicly endorsed Harris during an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, where she mentioned her father’s support for the Democratic candidate to the applause of the audience. Dick Cheney, like his daughter, has been vocal in his criticism of former President Donald Trump, particularly during Liz Cheney’s unsuccessful re-election bid in 2022.
During a campaign ad for Liz Cheney’s re-election campaign for Wyoming’s only congressional seat, Dick Cheney denounced Trump as a “coward” for his attempts to overturn the election results through dishonesty and violence, following his defeat in the polls. Despite the ad and the Cheney family’s historical significance in the state, Liz Cheney faced a significant loss in the Republican primary to Harriet Hageman, who was endorsed by Trump.
This recent endorsement of Kamala Harris by Dick Cheney, however, is somewhat surprising given his absence from the public eye in the past year. The Cheney family’s opposition to Trump and their support for a Democratic candidate in the presidential election reflect their dissatisfaction with the former president and his tactics, which have caused divisions within the Republican Party.
