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Cheney said McCarthy deserved his ultimate fate for siding with the House Republicans who voted to block Joe Biden's certification as president.[...]
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Cheney also condemned the bid by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to become speaker. She said she considers him unlikely to win, but issued a warning if he does.
"If they were to decide that, there would no longer be any possible way to argue that a group of elected Republicans could be counted on to defend the Constitution," Cheney said.
Cheney did say she thinks the temporary speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, would be "great" to fill the role going forward.
[...] Asked about a presidential run of her own, Cheney said she isn't sure yet, which drew loud applause from the crowd. She said she would have to strongly consider a presidential bid if Trump becomes the Republican nominee. Last month, she said she'd officially leave the Republican Party if Trump becomes its nominee.
Running outside of the two party stranglehold is not easy, but Cheney, even as an independent, might attract Republican votes from those as fed up with Trump as she is, but unwilling to cross party lines to vote for Biden. Indeed, she could win! There are a lot of fed up souls around.