Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who ran for reelection this year but lost the Republican primary, has backed Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) in Ohio’s U.S. Senate campaign against Republican J.D. Vance.
When asked by Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour if she would vote for Vance over Ryan in Ohio’s Senate campaign, Cheney said, “I would not vote for J.D. Vance.”
Is that to say that if you lived in the Buckeye State, you’d cast your ballot for Tim Ryan? Asked Woodruff. To which Cheney said, “I would.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was praised by Cheney, who termed her “a leader of historical importance” and “a wonderful leader.”
Cheney’s support for Ryan is understandable, given that the two men share a pro-military-interventionist mindset that sees the United States Armed Forces as a tool to deploy around the world whenever required.
Specifically, both Cheney and Ryan supported giving $65 billion of American taxpayer money to Ukraine so that it could fight Russia. For instance, Ryan advocated transferring an additional $12 billion from American taxpayers to Ukraine back in September.
Reports suggest that Vice President Joe Biden is negotiating the transfer of an additional $50 billion to Ukraine.
However, Vance is running on a platform of moderation in foreign policy. His opposition to U.S. engagement in Ukraine was hailed as a “pivotal moment” in the Republican primary, setting him apart from his opponents who also claimed to reject foreign interventionism but who have continued to bankroll the Ukraine-Russia war.
The majority of the country is on board with Vance’s viewpoint.
Nearly six in ten Americans, according to a CNN survey conducted in February when Russia invaded Ukraine, are against the United States taking direct military action to help Ukraine and terminate Russia’s invasion.