Liz Cheney might not have been a warhawk if a gun had been pointed at her

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump has launched another attack on former Republican Liz Cheney late Thursday, calling the former Republican congresswoman from Wyoming a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops into combat if a gun was pointed at her.

At an event in Glendale, Arizona, with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the GOP presidential candidate was asked if it was weird to see Cheney campaign against him. Cheney has been a vocal opponent of Trump since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and has become a surrogate for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump called Cheney a “insane person,” then added: “But the reason she couldn’t stand me was because she always wanted to go to war with people. If it were up to her, we’d be in 50 different countries.

Calling Cheney “a very stupid person,” he said: “He is a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle, standing there, shooting at her with nine barrels. OK, let’s see what she thinks about this. You know, when guns are pointed at her face.

“You know they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington, D.C., in a nice building and they’re like, oh man, well, let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy,” Trump said.

After the Harris campaign and other Trump critics on social media lashed out at the quote, Trump responded that he was “talking about how Liz Cheney wants to send America’s sons and daughters to fight in wars even though she has never been in one herself.” war.”

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