Former Rep. Liz Cheney predicted that the United States will “have something else” other than the Republican Party after the 2024 presidential election.
Cheney’s prediction was made when she was asked if the Republican Party is “salvageable” in relation to the party’s connection with former President Donald Trump, whom many are predicting will be the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Cheney, a vocal critic of the former president, stated that while it is possible for Trump to end up being the nominee, it is “very hard to imagine that the party can survive” due to its connections to him.
“I think increasingly, it’s clear that once we get through 2024, we’re going to have something else, something new,” Cheney said on ABC’s The View. “I believe the country has to have a party that’s based on conservative principles and values where we can engage with the Democrats on substance and on policies.”
The former representative also stated that independent voters should not consider voting for Trump if he is the nominee this November. She stated that while she did not support several of President Joe Biden’s policies, she also claimed the United States could survive bad policies but not “torching the Constitution.”
Asked if she would vote for Pres. Biden in 2024 if it came down to a Biden-Trump race, Liz Cheney says she’s not endorsing a candidate today and tells #TheView: “I disagree with a lot of Joe Biden’s policies, we can survive bad policies.”
“I will never vote for Donald Trump.” pic.twitter.com/szEsQElqrg
— The View (@TheView) January 10, 2024
Cheney also expressed criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who was one of 139 House Republicans who voted to decertify the 2020 election during a special session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. Because of this, she warned that House Republicans cannot be the majority party come January 2025.
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The Republican Party’s 2024 primary race will see the start of the Iowa caucuses next week, which could play an important role in which candidate wins the nomination. Trump, despite numerous legal setbacks, is still leading the party’s primary race.
Ahead of the Iowa caucuses, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are doing a debate hosted by CNN on Wednesday. Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Trump, meanwhile, will be conducting their own interviews, with Ramaswamy appearing on the Timcast podcast and Trump doing a live Fox News town hall.