Fresh off her primary loss, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said Tuesday she has lost this battle against former President Donald Trump, but she still plans to win the war against him and his “poisonous” brand of politics and implicitly compared herself to Civil War-era President Abraham Lincoln.
The vow came after Ms. Cheney’s quest for a third term in Congress ended in a dramatic fashion after her Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman blew her away at the ballot box.
Ms. Cheney said she called Ms. Hageman to concede, and said she understood the consequences of abiding by her duty to defend democracy and the constitution when she refused to go along with Mr.