Liz Cheney loses Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-backed challenger

Washington: US Representative Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the House committee probing the January 2021 Capitol riot, was defeated in the Republican primary for the Wyoming congressional district that she has represented since 2017.
The three-term congresswoman lost to Harriet Hageman, a lawyer who has worked to block federal regulations in Wyoming and who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, reports dpa news agency.
Surrounded by family and supporters near Jackson, Wyoming, on Tuesday night, Cheney said she had conceded to Hageman, who was ahead in early returns by more than 25 percentage points.
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“I could easily have done the same again: The path was clear,” Cheney said.
“But it would have required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election. It would have required that I enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. That was a path I could not and would not take.”