Liz Cheney urged George W. Bush to endorse Kamala Harris for president, saying that she can’t explain why he hasn’t already said something.
While speaking with David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival on October 26, Cheney said: “I can’t explain why George W. Bush hasn’t spoken out, but I think it’s time, and I wish that he would.”
Cheney, the daughter of Bush’s vice president, Dick Cheney, has been a public surrogate for Harris throughout the election, being vocal about her belief that Republicans need to put “country over party,” in order to keep out Donald Trump.
Liz Cheney speaking with David Remnick during the 2024 New Yorker Festival at the Webster Hall on October 26, 2024, in New York City. She wants George W. Bush to endorse Kamala Harris.
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Pressure has been mounting on Bush to make a public statement as several people personally and politically close to him have come out in support of Harris in the past month.
Dick Cheney endorsed Harris in September. It was announced by his daughter at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
That was confirmed by Dick Cheney, who wrote in a statement: “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”
Over 200 of Bush’s former staffers have openly endorsed Harris, including former Bush White House communications director Nicolle Wallace, who told MSNBC on November 1 that she hopes her former employer has a “change of heart,” after his office previously said that he will not be endorsing anyone in this race.
George W. Bush’s team has been contacted for comment via email outside of normal working hours.
George W. Bush at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas, on February 28, 2017. So far he has not endorsed anyone in the 2024 presidential election.
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Even Bush’s daughter, Barbara Pierce Bush, was spotted canvassing for Harris in Pennsylvania in mid-October alongside Glee actress Dianna Agron.
She spoke to People Magazine about her choice to knock on doors for Harris, saying: “It was inspiring to join friends and meet voters with the Harris-Walz campaign in Pennsylvania this weekend. I’m hopeful they’ll move our country forward and protect women’s rights.”
Liz Cheney has paid a political price for her never-Trump views. After being a member of the January 6 committee, Cheney lost her seat in the House of Representatives to a pro-Trump candidate in 2022.
She has also faced personal threats. Wallace urging her former boss to have a change of heart came after Trump’s comments on October 31, when he said that Cheney should “have guns trained on her face.”
Bush, on the other hand, has not been involved in politics since 2008, and has instead been enjoying life as a painter back home in Texas.
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