Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is reportedly considering running for president in the future.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cheney was asked by anchor Jake Tapper whether she would not rule out a presidential run.
“No, I’m not,” she responded. “We’re going to see what happens. We’re going to see how things unfold.”
The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney also criticized former President Donald Trump’s leadership, calling him a “threat” and saying she would “imagine that there will be a number of other candidates in the race.”
In addition, Cheney praised President Joe Biden and called him more effective on the international stage than Trump, but said that she thought Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 was “probably the biggest mistake that we made post-9/11.”
This comes after losing her Republican primary to a challenger backed by Trump during the midterm elections last year. Her loss may be attributed to her endorsement of Democratic nominee Tim Ryan, which her fellow Republican lawmakers found a betrayal of her party.
Cheney has since started working as a professor at the University of Virginia. She said she hopes her work at the university will “contribute to finding lasting solutions that not only preserve but strengthen our democracy” at a time when “there are many threats facing our system of government.”
“Preserving our constitutional republic is the most important work of our time, and our nation’s young people will play a crucial role in this effort,” she said in a statement at the time. “I look forward to working with students and colleagues at the Center to advance the important work they and others at the University of Virginia are doing to improve the health of democracy here and around the world.”
Trump, meanwhile, is running for a second term in the 2024 presidential election. Several polls also show that he is currently the leading pick for the Republican nomination.
According to The Economist and YouGov’s recent survey, for instance, 51 percent are in favor of Trump, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in second with 14 percent.
