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
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 cheney concedes defeat in her congressional primary race but is looking ahead. now the real work begins. in a sweeping speech outside of jackson, wyoming on tuesday night, the congresswoman talked about the threats to democracy. she talked directly about former president donald trump saying she could have woon re-election had she followed the path of election lies. she said that she was simply not willing to do that. two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote.