Actor Kevin Costner on Monday defended Liz Cheney, saying the previous Republican congresswoman from Wyoming needs to be applauded for her public service.
“I expect people in government to do the right thing. Public service is about public service. It’s not about your career. It’s not about your ego. Your four years is your four years,” the previous “Yellowstone” star mentioned throughout a dwell, town-hall version of “The Michael Smerconish Program” on SiriusXM.
Kevin Costner defended former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney on a podcast. (Getty Pictures)
Cheney got here beneath hearth from President-elect Trump within the days earlier than his Election Day victory. She denounced his remarks during which he known as her a “war hawk” from the consolation of Washington, D.C.
“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK,” Trump mentioned. “Let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face.”
Cheney has been one in all Trump’s greatest critics and campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris. She criticized Trump after lots of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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President-elect Trump and former Rep. Liz Cheney (Getty Pictures)
Costner endorsed Cheney forward of the 2022 midterm elections. That yr, Cheney shared a photograph of the actor carrying a T-shirt saying, “I’m for Liz Cheney.”
“I’m very pleased with Liz Cheney,” Costner mentioned. “I found a person completely at odds with one side willing to stand up. We should applaud her. We should protect her.”
Kevin Costner poses for a portrait on the twenty seventh SCAD Savannah Movie Pageant on November 01, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Pictures for SCAD)
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“This woman should never be threatened,” he added.
Cheney misplaced her re-election bid to Rep. Harriett Hageman, who was backed by Trump, within the GOP main.
