Former President George W. Bush will hold a fundraiser next month for Rep. Cheney, the Wyoming Republican whom former President Trump has been urging Republicans to defeat in a primary next year.
Former President George W. Bush will hold a fundraiser next month for Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican whom former President Donald Trump has been urging Republicans to defeat in a primary next year.
Bush is scheduled to host the event for Cheney — the daughter of his former vice president, Dick Cheney — in Dallas on Oct. 18, and other members of his administration are expected to attend, including former advisers Karl Rove and Karen Hughes., and a source familiar with the plans confirmed them to NBC News.
The news comes less than two weeks after Trump endorsed Harriet Hageman in the Republican primary, saying she's running for"America first" and"against warmonger and disloyal Republican, Liz Cheney."While Cheney at times clashed with Trump when he was president, their relationship turned especially ugly after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a bid to prevent Joe Biden from being certified president.
Trump has railed against Cheney at rallies, in interviews and in public statements since, and urged Republicans to run in a primary against her. He also pushed for her to beTrump also raged against Bush after his Republican predecessor warned about the dangers ofduring a speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"He shouldn’t be lecturing us about anything. The World Trade Center came down during his watch. Bush led a failed and uninspiring presidency," Trump said in a statement last week.for his remarks."This was a moving and important speech by a good and honorable man," she tweeted.
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