Updated November 01, 2024 at 10:32 AM ET
LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump lashed out against former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney in Arizona on Thursday, using violent language and insults to describe the most prominent Republican supporter of his opponent, Vice President Harris.
During an onstage conversation with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in Glendale, Ariz., Trump launched into a meandering diatribe against Cheney, who was one of only two Republicans on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 riot.
Trump said Cheney was a “radical war hawk” who wanted to keep American troops in Iraq and Syria, which he said took the lives of too many young Americans and was too expensive.
"Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her," Trump said to Carlson. "Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
"You know they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, 'Oh, gee, let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.'"
This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala https://t.co/URH5s929Sa
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) November 1, 2024
On Friday, Cheney said Trump's comments demonstrate why she is supporting Harris instead of him.
Trump's campaign says the outrage over his comment is a 'hoax'
Trump’s campaign called the controversy over the remarks a "hoax" saying Trump had explained in his remarks that "warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them with no regard for the lives lost."
The campaign said that Trump was "clearly describing a combat zone" in his remarks — not suggesting that Cheney be put in front of a firing squad.
Trump has frequently talked about revenge and grievances on the campaign trail, describing domestic opponents as "the enemy from within" and suggesting that the military could step in to handle disruptions from his political opponents.
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