Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered a sharp rebuke to President-elect Donald Trump on Friday after he criticized President Biden’s decision to honor her and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
“Donald, this is not the Soviet Union,” Cheney wrote on X. “You can’t change the truth and you cannot silence us.”
Cheney received the award on Thursday for her role as vice chair of the House committee that conducted the investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and her time in Congress.
Earlier in the day, Trump expressed his disapproval on Truth Social, describing the accolades as “fake medals” and attacking Cheney.
“Biden gave Liz Cheney a Medal yesterday, even though she has proven to be totally corrupt. She, ‘Bennie’ Thompson, and the rest of the Unselect Committee, destroyed and deleted all evidence from their crooked investigation of January 6th,” he began.
Trump further revisited Cheney’s political defeat, boasting that she “has the distinction of losing her Congressional seat by the largest margin in History!”
He accused her of receiving recognition merely because of her opposition to him, claiming, “Biden rewarded her only because she hated ‘TRUMP.’”
Not stopping there, Trump labeled Cheney as “a Warmonger of low intelligence” and accused her of supporting military actions that were beneficial for defense companies.
He proceeded to attack multiple critics, including former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), grouped along with Cheney and Thompson as “thugs,” and reiterated his grievances about former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), blaming her for the security failings on January 6.
“Liz Cheney, Cryin’ Adam Kinzinger, Bennie Thompson, and the rest of these dishonest Thugs have gotten away with horrible things under the pretense of January 6th,” Trump said.
“Nancy Pelosi refused to accept the help which was offered for security. She is responsible, and admitted as much, for all to see, on her daughter’s tape. They have destroyed the lives of many people, and are rewarded by getting Biden Fake Medals. This is not America.”
Cheney struck back on social media later on Friday, by pointing to Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims.
“Remember all your lies about the voting machines, the election workers, your countless allegations of fraud that never happened?” she countered in her post.
“Many of your lawyers have been sanctioned, disciplined or disbarred, the courts ruled against you, and dozens of your own White House, administration, and campaign aides testified against you.”
Laying into Trump’s request for the 2020 election results to be overturned, Cheney noted the pivotal role of former Vice President Mike Pence in certifying President Joe Biden.
“Remember how your former Vice President prevented you from overturning our Republic?” Cheney jabbed, calling attention to Pence’s rejection of Trump’s pressure to subvert the election certification.
Cheney concluded with a warning to the American people, urging vigilance against what she characterized as Trump’s ongoing misrepresentations.
“We remember,” she said. “And now, as you take office again, the American people need to reject your latest malicious falsehoods and stand as the guardrails of our Constitutional Republic — to protect the America we love from you.”
He wasn’t wrong…she is a warmonger just like her father and she is corrupt. The truth hurts.