High-profile US Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris

Former US congresswoman Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully the member of a Republican dynasty-turned-Trump critic would embrace the Democratic ticket.

Cheney, who co-chaired the US House investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack, became a fierce Trump critic and was ousted in her 2022 Republican primary in Wyoming as a result, made her announcement at an event at Duke University.

In a video posted on the social media network X, she finished by talking about the “danger” she believed Trump still poses to the country.

“I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states,” she said.

“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this. Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”