Trump is seen as the “single most dangerous threat” to the country by Liz Cheney, who does not rule out running for president

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Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman from Wyoming, said in an interview on Sunday that she was considering a 2024 presidential run and referred to Donald Trump as the “single most dangerous threat” the nation confronts.

Cheney served as vice chair of the House committee on January 6 and is one of Trump’s most vocal detractors among Republicans. The committee’s findings, she claimed on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, prove “there can be absolutely no question that he will begin to unravel the institutions of our democracy.”

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“He cannot be the next president because if he is, he will carry out all of the actions that he tried to take but was restrained from completing by responsible individuals at the Department of Justice and the White House Counsel’s Office. Guardrails won’t be present, according to Cheney.

In the 2024 race, Cheney had stated in June that she would not “do anything that helps Donald Trump,” and she was unwilling to make any announcements at the time.

NBC News contacted the Trump campaign for comment, but they did not answer right away.

In addition to being a part of the Jan. 6 investigations, Cheney had fallen out of favor with many Republicans after being one of the few of them to vote to impeach Trump in 2021. She was ultimately removed from her position as No. 3 in the House GOP leadership. In the last election, she was defeated by Harriet Hageman, a candidate favored by Trump in the primary.

Sunday, when asked if she would rule out running for president in 2024, Cheney responded, “No, I’m not.”

In the forthcoming election, Cheney stated that she will also strive to help other candidates.

“Let me tell you what I’m going to do without a doubt. I’m going to spend the following year, up until the election, making sure to support the election of responsible, sensible candidates to Congress, added Cheney.

We don’t want a scenario in which the House of Representatives holds the election and Donald Trump has even the slightest chance of winning, Cheney continued, adding that she would support candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties.

“We are at a crossroads in American politics where we have to put partisanship aside and make sure that people who support the Constitution have the willingness to come together to stop him from ever again setting foot somewhere near the Oval Office,” Cheney said.

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