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With extensive analyses of Trump’s remarks, we evaluation his remarks in their initial context. So what did he state — and what did he mostlikely mean?
By Amy Sherman | PolitiFact
Published On 2 Nov 2024
Former US Phomeowner Donald Trump called previous US Republican legislator Liz Cheney a “radical war hawk” and stated she needsto see how it feels to face weapons “trained on her face”.
Trump made the remarks to previous Fox News host Tucker Carlson at an October 31 project occasion in Glendale, Arizona. Carlson asked Trump whether it was “weird” for him to see Cheney, the child of previous Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, marketing versus him. Liz Cheney has vocally supported Kamala Harris, the Democratic governmental prospect, and her dad likewise stated he would vote for Harris.
With prevalent analyses of Trump’s remarks, we evaluation his remarks in their initial context. So what did he state – and what did he mostlikely mean?
Trump’s response to Carlson’s concern lasted anumberof minutes and covered his sensations about previous President George W. Bush and Dick Cheney; the pardon of Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who was a previous Dick Cheney assistant; and the US House Select Committee that examined the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Trump’s remarks about Liz Cheney and a shooting team drew the most public attention.
When asked about Liz Cheney marketing for Harris, Trump stated, “Well, I believe it harms Kamala a lot. Actually. Look, [Cheney is] a deranged individual. The factor she doesn’t like me is that she desired to stay in Iraq.”
Trump covered lotsof other subjects, then stated, “I puton’t desire to go to war. [Liz Cheney] desired to go, she desired to stay in Syria. I took [troops] out. She desired to stay in Iraq. I took them out. I suggest, if it were up to her, we’d be in 50 various nations. And you understand, number one, it’s extremely harmful. Number 2, a lot of individuals get eliminated. And number 3, I suggest, it’s extremely, really expensive.”
Later, Trump included, “I puton’t blame [Dick Cheney] for sticking with his child, however his child is a really dumb specific, really dumb. She is a extreme war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels shooting at her, OKAY? Let’s see how she feels about it. You understand, when the weapons are skilled on her face.”
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