Topline Former Vice President Dick Cheney emerged from relative political seclusion Thursday to castigate former President Donald Trump as a “coward” and a “threat” to the country in a new campaign video for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who faces tough odds to beat a Trump-backed challenger in her Republican primary later this month. Then Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ceremony in … [+] Washington on March 13, 2007. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Dick Cheney, who served as vice president for two terms under President George W. Bush and boasts a résumé of Republican political roles dating back to the Nixon Administration, said Trump attempted to use “lies and violence to keep himself in power” after losing the 2020 presidential election. The former vice president praised his daughter for breaking with the GOP to oppose Trump, stating, “There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office.” Liz Cheney faces Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman in the August 16 primary for Wyoming’s sole House s… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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