Immediately after the meeting where she was stripped of her position, Cheney said she was “absolutely committed” to not embracing Donald Trump’s “big lie” about the election. “We cannot both embrace the big lie and embrace the constitution,” Cheney said. “The nation needs it: the nation needs a Republican party that is based upon fundamental principles of conservatism, and I am committed and dedic
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