When Liz Cheney Said if Trump Wins the Election America Cannot Survive His 'Torching of the Constitution'

In a spirited discussion of ABC's episode of The View, Liz Cheney, a former Republican Representative from Wyoming, passionately criticized former President Donald Trump, foreseeing a significant overhaul for the GOP following the November presidential election. Cheney, a vocal critic of Trump and the former vice chair of the January 6 Select Committee, expressed doubts about the Republican Party's ability to survive its connections to the ex-president.

Liz Cheney remarked, “There are some conservatives who are trying to make this claim that somehow Biden is a bigger risk than Trump. My view is I disagree with a lot of Joe Biden’s policies. We can survive bad policies. We cannot survive torching the Constitution.” Further addressing the question of whether the Republican Party is "salvageable" in its association with Trump, Cheney remarked that while Trump might secure the GOP's presidential nomination, it is "very hard to imagine that the party can survive" due to its continued ties with him. She went further by stating that, post-2024, the country would likely witness the emergence of "something new" in place of the GOP per CBS News.

When pressed by co-host Joy Behar about voting preferences in a hypothetical Biden versus Trump scenario, Cheney refused to endorse any candidate on the show but emphatically declared that she would "never vote for Donald Trump" in another election. Cheney issued a stark warning to Americans about the potential consequences of choosing Trump in a future election. Crucially, Cheney's openness to a potential political future, including the prospect of running for president, reflects the dynamic shifts within the political sphere. Her statement acknowledged the changing dynamics within the Republican Party.

Against this backdrop, Cheney's remarks on The View align with a larger narrative mirrored by influential figures like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who articulated similar reservations during her November appearance. With the presidential election year advancing The View retains has been an active platform for imperative political conversations. Cheney's candid critique of Trump and her perspective on the post-2024 political landscape showcase the GOP's future and the broader trajectory of American politics that's constantly shifting. Joe Tacopina, one of Trump's attorneys, had filed notices seeking to withdraw his law firm from representing the former president in two prominent cases in New York.

This unexpected development unfolded on a day that was initially anticipated to be one of triumph for the business mogul. Tacopina's withdrawal pertains to a criminal trial involving reported falsification of business records and an appeal of the verdict in a civil lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist shared her perspective in her Substack newsletter, The Good in Us. She noted, "On what everyone knew was supposed to be a day of victory for Donald in Iowa, this legal setback will undoubtedly be on his mind. Tacopina's withdrawal comes ahead of the jury selection for a second trial related to Carroll's allegations of rape against Trump in the 1990s. The former president expressed his intention to testify in the upcoming trial, a decision advised against by Tacopina. 

This article originally appeared on 06.11.24