Donald Trump: Liz Cheney called a ‘war hawk’, want to see how she feels when the ‘guns are trained on her face’
Former president Donald Trump has launched another attack on former congresswoman Liz Cheney, calling the Republican former Wyoming representative a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her.
During an event in Glendale, Arizona, with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Republican presidential candidate was asked if it was weird to see Ms Cheney campaign against him.
Mr Cheney has vocally opposed Trump since the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and has become a surrogate for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Mr Trump called Ms Cheney “a deranged person”, then added: “But the reason she couldn’t stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people. If it were up to her we’d be in 50 different countries.”
After calling Ms Cheney “a very dumb individual”, he said: “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with the rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK, let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face.
“You know they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, ‘Oh gee, well, let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy’.”
After Ms Harris’s campaign and other Mr Trump critics on social media pounced on the quote, Mr Trump’s campaign responded that he “was talking about how Liz Cheney wants to send America’s sons and daughters to fight in wars despite never being in a war herself”.
