Harris says Dick, Liz Cheney has put country before party with approval from Reuters
Written by Nandita Bose
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Saturday her endorsement by former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, who represented the US, was “brave” for putting country before political party.
Harris was in Pittsburgh preparing for a 10th debate against Republican challenger Donald Trump, with whom he is locked in a tight race for the Nov. 5 vote.
“I'm honored to be endorsed,” Harris said at Penzeys Spices in the Strip District, during a debate prep break where he greeted patrons and bought spices. He said both Cheneys made a bold statement that “it's okay, if not important, to put country before party.”
Dick Cheney, who served as vice president under Republican George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, said Friday that “in our nation's 248-year history, there has never been a person more dangerous to our republic than Donald Trump.”
Liz Cheney said Wednesday she would vote for Harris, calling Trump a “danger.”
Trump called Dick Cheney an “insignificant RINO and his daughter” in a social media post Friday, using the term he uses for Republicans disloyal to him, which stands for “Republicans in Name Only.”
