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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Trump slams Cheney as ‘spiteful and sanctimonious’ as he gloats over her primary defeat

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Donald Trump lost no time in going after Liz Cheney on Tuesday after news networks made the official call that she would lose her 2022 primary and by extension her seat in Congress.

Mr Trump fired off a statement on his Truth Social platform, quipping that he believed that Ms Cheney would be “happier” in the “depths of political oblivion”.

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