Justin Amash warns of painting Liz Cheney as a 'hero' and questions why she spoke out about Trump

[DonViejo]

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Updated 1:18 PM ET, Thu May 20, 2021

(CNN) - Justin Amash, a former Republican congressman, argued that propping up GOP Rep. Liz Cheney as "some sort of hero" for breaking with her party about former President Donald Trump "is a bit misguided," criticizing her for not speaking up sooner.

"We had four years where she could have stood up and said, 'There's a problem here. What Donald Trump is doing is wrong,'" Amash told CNN's David Axelrod in an episode of "The Axe Files" podcast released Thursday.

"For a long time, I was warning that the president's approach could lead to things like violence, could lead to a lot of animosity and contempt, and all sorts of things that would be harmful to our country. She didn't stand up for that view," he said.

Now, Cheney, a conservative who voted in line with Trump's agenda nearly 93% of the time, finds herself an outlier in her party for voting to impeach Trump over the January 6 Capitol insurrection and refusing to embrace the former Republican President and his falsehoods about the 2020 election, resulting in her ouster from her party leadership position last week.

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[Arkansas Granny]

1. He has a point. She watched that train wreck for 4 years, just as we did, without saying a word.

I truly hope that her actions will split the Republican party so badly that they will never win another election.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. She didn't just watch, she helped

[Arazi]

2. She just launched her 2024 Presidential campaign with this maneuver

It's catapulted her into the big leagues.

I suspect Darth knows shit is coming for #Traitor and Liz is now perfectly placed to run

[abqtommy]

3. +100 Very well said!

[live love laugh]

4. ++++

[UTUSN]

6. K&R