Harris says Republicans Dick, Liz Cheney put country above party with endorsements
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Ms Kamala Harris speaking to people during a campaign stop at at Penzeys Spices, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sept 7.
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PITTSBURGH - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Sept 7 endorsements of her by Republican former vice-president Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, a former US Representative, were “courageous” for putting country ahead of political party.
Ms Harris was in Pittsburgh preparing for the Sept 10 debate against her Republican rival Donald Trump, with whom she is locked in a tight race for the Nov 5 vote.
“I’m honoured to have their endorsement,” said Ms Harris at Penzeys Spices in the Strip District, on a break from debate preparation where she greeted patrons and bought spices.
She said both Cheneys were making a courageous statement that “it’s okay, if not important, to put the country above party.”
Mr Dick Cheney, who served as vice-president under Republican George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, said on Sept 6 that “in our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”
Ms Liz Cheney said on Sept 4 she would vote for Ms Harris, calling Trump a “danger.”
Trump called Mr Dick Cheney an “irrelevant RINO along with his daughter” in a social media post on Sept 6, using a term he applies to Republicans not loyal to him, which stands for “Republicans in name only.” REUTERS
Former US vice-president Dick Cheney said on Sept 6 that “in our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”
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