By Nandita Bose
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris stated on Saturday endorsements of her by Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, a former U.S. Consultant, had been “courageous” for placing nation forward of political get together.
Harris was in Pittsburgh getting ready for the Sept. 10 debate in opposition to her Republican rival Donald Trump, with whom she is locked in a good race for the Nov. 5 vote.
“I’m honored to have their endorsement,” stated Harris at Penzeys Spices within the Strip District, on a break from debate preparation the place she greeted patrons and purchased spices. She stated each Cheneys had been making a brave assertion that “it’s okay, if not important, to put the country above party.”
Dick Cheney, who served as vice chairman below Republican George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, stated on Friday that “in our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”
Liz Cheney stated on Wednesday she would vote for Harris, calling Trump a “danger.”
Trump referred to as Dick Cheney an “irrelevant RINO along with his daughter” in a social media put up on Friday, utilizing a time period he applies to Republicans not loyal to him, which stands for “Republicans in Name Only.”
