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In September 2024, Dick Cheney officially announced he would vote for Democrat Kamala Harris, stating, 'In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.'
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Cheney appeared in a 2022 campaign advertisement for his daughter, Liz Cheney, in which he called Donald Trump a 'coward' and stated that 'a real man wouldn't lie to his supporters.'
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Cheney consistently supported his daughter, Liz Cheney, in her role on the January 6 Select Committee and her efforts to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
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In September 2024, Dick Cheney officially announced he would vote for Democrat Kamala Harris, stating, 'In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.'
Notes: This was a historic break from party lines by a former Republican Vice President.
A direct endorsement of the opposing party's nominee specifically to defeat the MAGA leader is the strongest possible anti-MAGA signal.
Former Republican U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Cheney appeared in a 2022 campaign advertisement for his daughter, Liz Cheney, in which he called Donald Trump a 'coward' and stated that 'a real man wouldn't lie to his supporters.'
Notes: The ad was part of Liz Cheney's primary campaign in Wyoming.
Direct, personal criticism of Trump's character and his 'Big Lie' narrative regarding the 2020 election.
He is a coward. A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters. He lost his election and he lost big.
On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack, Dick Cheney visited the House floor and expressed his 'deep disappointment' with the Republican leadership's response to the riot and Trump's role in it.
Notes: He was the only Republican former member of leadership to appear on the floor that day.
Publicly siding against the prevailing MAGA narrative regarding January 6 is a significant alignment signal.
Dick Cheney’s surprise appearance on the House floor was a silent but powerful rebuke of his party’s current leadership.
Cheney consistently supported his daughter, Liz Cheney, in her role on the January 6 Select Committee and her efforts to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
Notes: Liz Cheney became the primary Republican antagonist to Trump in Congress.
Active association and public support for the most prominent anti-Trump Republican in the country reinforces his alignment.
Dick Cheney has been his daughter's most vocal supporter as she takes on Donald Trump.
In January 2021, Cheney was instrumental in organizing an op-ed signed by all 10 living former Secretaries of Defense warning against military involvement in election disputes, a direct response to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Notes: The op-ed was published in the Washington Post just days before January 6.
Proactive leadership to block Trump's potential use of the military to stay in power.
All 10 living former secretaries of defense: The military must stay out of election disputes.
Cheney has criticized Trump's 'America First' approach, particularly his questioning of NATO alliances and his praise for authoritarian leaders, which Cheney viewed as a departure from traditional Republican foreign policy.
Notes: Cheney confronted VP Mike Pence on these issues during a closed-door retreat.
Rejection of the MAGA 'America First' foreign policy in favor of traditional interventionist/neoconservative views.
Dick Cheney challenged Vice President Pence on the administration's foreign policy, expressing concern about Trump's commitment to NATO.
While Cheney eventually turned against Trump, he remained a prolific fundraiser for the Republican Party for decades, including supporting the party during the early Trump years before the January 6 events.
Notes: He initially stated in 2016 that he would support the Republican ticket.
Provides context that his opposition is specifically to the MAGA movement/Trump, not the Republican institution itself.
Dick Cheney says he will support Donald Trump as the GOP nominee.
As early as 2015, Cheney criticized Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., stating it 'goes against everything we stand for and believe in.'
Notes: This established his early opposition to core Trump policy platforms.
Early opposition to a signature Trump policy indicates a long-standing ideological rift with the MAGA movement.
Dick Cheney says Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims 'goes against everything we stand for'.