Former President Donald Trump's supporters called Representative Cheney 'delusional' for comparing herself to Lincoln following her blowout GOP primary loss.
seats before becoming president after"winning the most important election of all." The congresswoman suggested that she would also"ultimately prevail" and referenced Lincoln's famous speech at Gettysburg.
"Abraham Lincoln was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all," said Cheney."Lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved our union and he defined our obligation as Americans for all of history. Speaking at Gettysburg of the great task remaining before us, Lincoln said, 'That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.
"'That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and a government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth,'" she continued."As we meet here tonight, that remains our greatest and most important task." Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming listens during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 25, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Cheney lost her reelection bid Tuesday night during her state's Republican primary.A number of pro-Trump conservatives quickly reacted to the speech and Cheney's comparison on social media.
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