Republican former representative Liz Cheney will vote for vice president kamla Harris in November she said during remarks at Duke University according to audio obtained by CNN the former Wyoming congresswoman noted the importance of voting for Harris in States like North Carolina where she appeared on Wednesday I think it is crucially important for people to recognize not only is what I just said about the danger that Trump poses something that should prevent people from voting for him but I don't believe that we have the luxury of riding in can Cates names particularly in swing States Cheney said she made the announcement in North Carolina specifically because it is a Battleground State according to a source close to Cheney and as a conservative as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution I have thought deeply about this and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses not only am I not voting for Donald Trump but I will be voting for kamla Harris she continued the Harris campaign highlighted Cheney's endorsement Wednesday night and pointed to other Republicans who have backed her including former Illinois representative Adam kinzinger and former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan the vice president is proud to have earned congresswoman Cheney's vote she is a patriot who loves this country and puts our democracy and our constitution first campaign chair JY Ali Dylan said in a statement Cheney who is the daughter of former Vice President Dick chy and a vocal critic of trump previously told CNN she is committed to doing what's necessary to stop the former president from returning to the White House Cheney's outspokenness against Trump and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election including her vote to impeach him eventually cost her her post in house Republican leadership the House GOP ousted her as conference shair replacing her with a top Trump Defender several months after the January 6th 2021 attack on the US capital she went on to serve as Vice chair of the house select committee that investigated the insurrection ultimately losing her seat in Congress in a 2022 primary to a trump act Challenger Cheney tried to counteract Trump's influence in the 2022 midterms by opposing candidates who repeated his falsehoods about the 2020 election being stolen the political action committee she started placed an ad by urging Arizona voters to reject GOP gubernatorial nominee Carrie Lake and Republican Secretary of State nominee Mark finchum she also crossed party lines to stump for two moderate Democrats in competitive house races that year