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After several years away from political life, the former governor and former vice-presidential candidate of the country, Sarah Palin, competes for a seat in Congress in Alaska
The Republican representative from the state of Wyoming liz cheneythe main critic of his party towards former President Donald Trump, has lost the primaries this Tuesday, against his rival Harriet Hageman, who had the support of the former leader.
Cheney voted to impeach Trump for the capitol assault and is vice chair of the committee investigating the former president. Now, after having lost the primaries of the Republican Party, he will lose his seat in Congress, according to US media.
After the preliminary results have given the victory to Hageman, Cheney has affirmed in declarations from the city of Jackson that “upholding the truth honors all those who gave their all.” “Must behave in a dignified manner with the men and women who wear the uniform of this nation and, in particular, with those who have given the ultimate sacrifice”, he stated. Thus, he indicated that “this is not a game”: “Each one of us must be engaged“with the defense of the United States, according to the CNN channel.
Accuses Trump of his defeat
In this sense, he assured that his victory would have been assured if he had “agreed with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 elections“. “Two years ago, I won these primaries with 73% of the vote. I could have easily done the same thing again. The path was clear”, he declared.
Cheney has added that “no seat in the House, no office on this earth is more important than the beginning that we have all sworn to protect”. The Republican, before her supporters, has recognized the defeat of her opponent. Thus, she has indicated that betraying democratic principles –in the case of not recognizing an electoral defeat– precipitates the nation towards a crisis of anarchy and violencereferring to Trump’s performance after the 2020 elections.
“I have said since January 6 that I will do whatever it takes to make sure Donald Trump is never near the Oval Office again, and I mean that,” he concluded.
Palin, with options in Alaska
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After several years away from political life, the former governor and former vice-presidential candidate of the country, Sarah Palin, is competing for a seat in Congress in Alaska. She and two other candidates opt for the position left by Don Young, who passed away last March.
Although the candidate has the support of the former president, victory is not guaranteed and she will have to face Lisa Murkowski, who voted in favor of condemning Trump for his role in the Assault on Capitol Hill and Kelly Tshibaka.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.