thirds of the vote, and this was a seat cheney won by more than 70% two years ago during her concession speech, cheney, who is vice chair of the january six committee, said she could have easily won a gain, but that would ve meant embracing trump s lie about the 2020 election. and that was a path she could not take. wyoming voters punished her for that stance. this is a fight for all of us together. i am a conservative republican. i believe deeply in the principles and ideals upon which my party was founded. i love it s. history and i love what our party has stood for. but i love my country more. wyoming has drawn a line in the sand, that if we put you in power, you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interest. and if you don t, we will fire you. cheney warned freedom must and cannot die, and we must be very clear eyed about the threat we face. direct words there. cnn s jeff zeleny was there, and has this report from jac
2/3 of the vote. this was a seat cheney won by more than 70% 2 years ago during her time. cheney, vice chair of the general sixth committee said, she could have easily one again, but that would have it embracing trump s lie after the 2020 election. that was a path she could not take, she said. wyoming voters punished her for that stands. this is a fight for all of us, together. i m a conservative republican. i believe deeply in the principles and the ideals on which my party was founded. i love its history, and i love what our party has stood for, but i love my country more. wyoming has drawn a line in the sand that if we put you in power, you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us, and you will do what is in our best interest if you don t, we will fire you. cheney went on to say, no american should support election denies in any position of responsibility. cnn s jens only reports from jackson, wyoming. reporter: cons woman liz cheney concedes in her merry r
i want wyoming to be protected and i don t feel that liz is doing that job. she stood up for what she believes in. this primary election is over, but now the real work begins. welcome, it is wednesday, august 17th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 a.m. in wyoming where voters have spoken handing former u.s. president donald trump and his supporters perhaps their biggest primary victory yet. just a few months ahead of the midterm elections. trump s most forceful congressional critic liz cheney has lost her house seat. well i won t back down, no, i won t back down cheney conceded to her trump-backed rifle harriet hageman, but issued a rallying call to all americans who care about protecting democracy. cheney is vowing to do everything she can to keep the former u.s. president out of the white house. and steer the republican party away from his lies and influence. jeff zelleeny was there and has that report. reporter: congresswoman liz chen
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. so if she is going to continue this fight the question this morning, how, where and in what office does she plan to do that? this was her trump-backed rival, harriet hageman in her victory speech. wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them. and what wyoming has shown today is that while it may not be easy, we can dislodge entrenched politicians who believe they ve risen above the people they are supposed to represent and serve. in alaska incumbent republican senator lisa murkowski who voted to convict trump during his second impeachment trial advanced to the general election along with kelly is tshibaka and patricia chesbro. advancing also nick begic h & p eltola. harry enten, as we say, this was a historic defeat by some measure. it wa
landslide to a trump-backed election denier. i m brianna keilar with john berman this morning. cheney was defeated last night by more than a two to one margin, the surest sign yet that donald trump still has a stranglehold on the soul of the republican party. for now cheney will continue to serve as vice chair of the january 6th committee and whatever the future holds she vows to do everything in her power to keep the former president from ever returning to office. two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. 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. that was a path i could not and would not take. it is not clear what cheney plans to do once she leaves congress. the woman who defeated her harriet hageman, had this to say in her victory speech. wyoming has drawn a line in the sand that if we put you in power you will be accountable to us, you will a