'Yes, I do regret it': Liz Cheney on her past support for Donald Trump

Former United States Representative

Liz Cheney

has said she regrets supporting Donald Trump after recently endorsing vice president Kamala Harris, as reported by

USA Today

.
During a Sunday interview on "Meet the Press" with NBC's Kristen Welker, Cheney was asked whether she regretted her backing of

Trump

during the 2016 presidential election and in the years that followed while she served in Congress.

Welker referenced a 2016 debate where Trump said, "I'll tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense," when questioned about his commitment to a peaceful transfer of power.
"Yes, I do," Cheney admitted. "For, certainly, people after what he did on

January 6

, to act as though you can have confidence in him, you know that that that simply is just not credible." She condemned the events of January 6, calling the attack on the Capitol “brutal,” “depraved,” and “fundamentally cruel.”
After being removed as chair of the

House Republican Conference

for her opposition to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, Cheney has become a leading critic of him. She was one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the

Capitol attack

and served as vice chair of the House select committee investigating the insurrection.

Cheney's endorsement of Harris marks her continued efforts to support the Democratic nominee in the

2024 presidential race

. Earlier this month, she campaigned alongside Harris in key states like Ripon and Wisconsin, urging voters from all backgrounds to support the vice president.
Notably, Cheney's father, former vice president Dick Cheney, also said he will vote for Harris in November, showing a family break from traditional party lines.