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Trump says Cheney wouldn’t be ‘war hawk’ if ‘guns are trained on her’ Trump says Cheney wouldn’t be 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her'
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Watch: Trump attacks "radical war hawk" Liz CheneyWatch: Trump attacks "radical war hawk" Liz Cheney
Donald Trump has suggested that one of his most vocal Republican critics Liz Cheney would not be a "radical war hawk" if she was in a war herself and had guns "trained on her face".Donald Trump has suggested that one of his most vocal Republican critics Liz Cheney would not be a "radical war hawk" if she was in a war herself and had guns "trained on her face".
The Republican presidential candidate made the remarks during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, prompting criticism of his "violent rhetoric" from the Kamala Harris campaign.The Republican presidential candidate made the remarks during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, prompting criticism of his "violent rhetoric" from the Kamala Harris campaign.
"Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face," he said, to cheers from some members of the audience. The Trump campaign rejected the criticism, calling Cheney a warmonger.
Cheney responded on Friday: "This is how dictators destroy free nations." The former Wyoming congresswoman responded on Friday: "This is how dictators destroy free nations."
"They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant," she wrote in a post on X. "They threaten those who speak against them with death," she posted on X, formerly Twitter. "We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant."
The comments sparked a row over his language, with the Harris campaign releasing a statement which said the comments were "dangerous". Speaking to Carlson on Thursday night in Glendale, one of the largest cities in swing state of Arizona, Trump said: "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face."
Defending Trump's language, his campaign's national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the former president "was clearly explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves". He added: "They're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, 'Oh, gee, well let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.'"
Cheney represented a district in Wyoming for three terms in the US House of Representatives and was once the third highest ranking House Republican. The campaign of Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, released a statement calling Trump's comments "dangerous".
She has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, warning that Trump's actions during the US Capitol riot were evidence that he “can never be trusted with power again”. But Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the former president "was clearly explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves".
Cheney represented a district in Wyoming for three terms in the US House of Representatives and was once the third-highest ranking House Republican.
She has endorsed Harris, arguing that Trump's actions during the US Capitol riot in 2021 were evidence that he “can never be trusted with power again”.
In the past month, she has made campaign appearances alongside Harris in an effort to reach disaffected Republicans in key swing states.In the past month, she has made campaign appearances alongside Harris in an effort to reach disaffected Republicans in key swing states.
Though she voted mostly in line with Trump while he served in the White House, she fell out with him over the Capitol riot and voted in favour of his second impeachment.Though she voted mostly in line with Trump while he served in the White House, she fell out with him over the Capitol riot and voted in favour of his second impeachment.
Her father, former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, has also indicated he is among the Republicans who will cast their 2024 ballot for Harris.Her father, former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, has also indicated he is among the Republicans who will cast their 2024 ballot for Harris.
Speaking to Carlson on Thursday night in Glendale, one of the largest cities in swing state Arizona, Trump said: "I don't blame him for sticking with his daughter." Opinion polls suggest Trump is locked in a dead heat with Harris in the race for the White House ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Polls suggest Trump is locked in a dead heat with Harris in the race for the White House ahead of Tuesday's vote.
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