Former Representative Liz Cheney condemned Ohio Senator JD Vance‘s remarks about how he would have handled the 2020 election as “unconstitutional.”
During an appearance on the All In podcast, Vance, Republican nominee former President Donald Trump‘s running mate, was asked if he would have certified the 2020 election results.
“I would have asked the states to submit alternative slates of electors and ask the country to have a debate,” Vance replied.
Cheney shared a clip from the interview on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: “Let’s be clear: This is illegal and unconstitutional. The American people had voted. The courts had ruled. The Electoral College had met and voted. The Governor in every state had certified the results and sent a legal slate of electors to the Congress to be counted.
“The Vice President has no constitutional authority to tell states to submit alternative slates of electors because his candidate lost. That is tyranny. Our institutions held on Jan 6 because Mike Pence refused to violate his oath to the Constitution. Trump picked JD Vance because Vance will do whatever Trump wants, including violating the Constitution. They are both far too dangerous to serve. It’s our duty to stop them.”
Former Rep. Liz Cheney in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2023.
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