Harris, Cheney bash Trump, vie for Republican crossover votes

Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney participated in a series of moderated conversations Monday in the “blue wall” battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

“It’s not about the party. It’s about right and wrong,” Cheney said in Birmingham, Michigan. “I want to remind everyone that if you have any concerns, vote your conscience and you don’t have to say anything to anyone. And on November 5th, millions of Republicans… members will do so.”

“My decision to support Vice President Harris is informed by everything about my experience and background, starting with the fact that I am a conservative,” Cheney said Monday morning in Malvern, Pennsylvania. said.

“I know that the most conservative of conservative principles is being faithful to the Constitution, and this election is about people who have been loyal to the Constitution, who will continue to be loyal to the Constitution, And you have to choose between Donald Trump.”

Cheney, who describes herself as “pro-life,” nevertheless said that the harsh restrictions on women’s access to reproductive health care currently in place in some states are “unsustainable as a country and must change.” No,” he said.

Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade’s abortion protections, conservative lawmakers have passed highly restrictive laws in more than 20 states that limit a woman’s legal right to terminate a pregnancy.

Harris’ campaign is tapping into disaffected Republicans who may be wondering whether to vote for Trump. The campaign launched the “Republicans for Harris” group in August, and since then a small but growing number of prominent Republicans have endorsed the Democratic vice president.

Harris reiterated that on Monday. dedication He said he would like to have a Republican in his Cabinet if he becomes president, and that he knows it is in the country’s “best interest” to attract “good ideas from everywhere.”

“We need a healthy two-party system, and we need to be able to have good, strong debate about fact-based issues,” Harris said in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to applause from the audience.

Cheney is becoming a key asset for Harris in the 11 hours until Election Day, with political strategists offering a “permission structure” for Republicans reluctant to vote for Harris across party lines. We are contributing to the construction of what we call.

According to Cheney, patriotic Republicans “have an obligation and an obligation to do what they know is right for the country.”

Cheney endorsed Harris in September and shared the stage with the vice president for the first time earlier this month in Ripon, Wisconsin, known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.

Cheney also criticized President Trump’s isolationist foreign policy, calling it “un-Republican” and “dangerous.”

“Without allies, the United States will feel its very freedom and security challenged and threatened. The final point on this is that I don’t think Congress can stop him,” Cheney said in Birmingham. said. “All he has to do is say, ‘We will not honor our NATO treaty obligations,’ and NATO will start disintegrating.”

President Trump has long expressed distrust and disdain for the military alliance that has been the cornerstone of the United States and Europe for the past 75 years. This fall, NATO allies reportedly made military and aid commitments “counter-Trump” in preparation for Trump’s possible election as president in November.

Cheney has long been a vocal critic of President Trump’s foreign policy, particularly the former president’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria and reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, which he called a “disastrous outcome.” CBS interview In 2018.

In an interview on NBC “Meet the press” Earlier this month, Cheney cited Harris’ foreign policy, including strong support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, as an area of ​​agreement with the Democratic presidential nominee.

Mr Trump, real social posts Starting Monday morning, he criticized Cheney as a “war hawk” who wants “to go to war with every Muslim country known to man,” claiming without evidence that Arab American voters could do so. advocated a gendered community. deadly Ms. Harris of Michigan was “upset” that Ms. Harris was campaigning with Mr. Cheney.