Liz Cheney says she’s voting for Kamala Harris for president

The former Republican congresswoman made the endorsement during a speech at Duke University. There, identifying herself as a “conservative,” she reiterated her position that Trump is a “danger” to democracy.

The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

“I don’t think we have the luxury of writing in on behalf of candidates, especially in swing states,” Cheney said at Duke, according to video circulating on X.

“And as a conservative, as someone who believes in the Constitution and cares about it, I’ve thought deeply about it,” she added. “And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, I’m voting for Kamala Harris.”

Cheney was one of two Republican lawmakers who served on the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack along with former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger. She also voted to impeach Trump in 2021 after the uprising.

She has sounded the alarm about the potential consequences of a second Trump term for years, but her comments this week marked the first time she officially endorsed Harris.

Cheney warned last year that there was “no question” that Trump would refuse to leave office if he won in November.

Several Republicans have already endorsed Harris, including more than 200 GOP staffers who worked for both Bush presidents, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Mitt Romney.

Former Cheney colleague Kinzinger spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this month and officially endorsed Harris.

This story has been updated.