Rep. Cheney concedes primary defeat

In her concession speech on Tuesday night, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said she could have won the Republican primary in her state if she had supported former President Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election. “That was a path I could not and would not take,” Cheney said.

Video Transcript

LIZ CHENEY: Two years ago, I won this primary with 73% of the votes. I could easily have done the same again. The path was clear. 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.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

No-- no House seat, no office in this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect. And I well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty. Our republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office to accept honorably the outcome of elections. And tonight, Harriet Hageman has received the most votes in this primary. She won. I called her to concede the race. This primary election is over. But now the real work begins.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]