Former Rep. Liz Cheney likely earned further condemnation from Republicans and conservative supporters of former President Donald Trump when she appeared on a local news broadcast with Rep. Colin Allred, the Democrat facing off against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is currently leading in the race. Cheney, who fell out of favor with Republicans after attacking Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and joining a Nancy Pelosi-selected committee to ‘investigate’ the incident, ripped Cruz as being untrustworthy while praising Allred.
Cheney and Allred discussed the friendship they built while serving together in the House and criticized Cruz for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, which they contend contributed to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol during a sit-down interview with local ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas.
“The choice for the people of Texas is just a very clear one,” Cheney said of Cruz vs Allred. “When there’s a candidate who is as competent and somebody of the kind of character as Colin, I think it’s very important that we support him.” Then she added, ironically: “You can’t trust Ted Cruz. He’s going to say whatever he has to say to serve his own political purpose.”
“But I’ve worked with Colin. We were on different sides of the aisle, different sides of the issues, but at the end of the day, I know he has the interest of the people of Texas first and foremost,” Cheney, daughter of Iraq War architect and former Vice President Dick Cheney, added. During their discussion, Cheney sharply criticized Cruz for his involvement in the so-called “fake electoral” scheme, asserting that he “proposed this completely unconstitutional plan that would have resulted in throwing out electoral votes, throwing out the votes of millions of Americans.”
She didn’t, however, address the fact that Trump’s campaign filed court cases challenging last-minute changes to voting in swing states that were made by courts, governors, and secretaries of state, not state legislatures as called for by the Constitution.
Allred, a former NFL player, said he was grateful for Cheney’s endorsement and wants as many “principled conservatives” in Texas joining his campaign as possible, though he did not elaborate on what that phrase meant. “I want principled conservatives in this state to know that I want them to be a part of this campaign and that they are welcome in our coalition. I’ll be their senator as well,” Allred said. Cruz, by the way, is leading Allred in nearly all polls and by a comfortable margin is expected to retain his seat.
