Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) called on her father’s former boss to stand in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “It’s time” former President George W. Bush offered an endorsement.
The remarks from Cheney came while she appeared on an episode of The New Yorker’s Radio Hour, which aired on Friday.
“I can’t explain why George W. Bush hasn’t spoken out, but I think it’s time, and I wish that he would,” Cheney said in the episode.
Cheney has made her disapproval of former President Donald Trump known, often criticizing him while actively campaigning for Vice President Harris.
In recent days, former President Bush’s daughter, Barbara, has also spoken out in support of Harris, campaigning for her in Pennsylvania.
“It was inspiring to join friends and meet voters with the Harris-Walz campaign in Pennsylvania this weekend,” Bush told People Magazine in a statement Tuesday. “I’m hopeful they’ll move our country forward and protect women’s rights.”
Former President Bush shared last month that he would not formally endorse any candidate in the 2024 race, despite his vice president, Dick Cheney, doing so in an endorsement of Harris in September.
During her interview at The New Yorker festival, Cheney also discussed the decision from the Washington Post to offer no endorsement of any presidential candidate.
“When you have Jeff Bezos apparently afraid to issue an endorsement for the only candidate in the race who’s a stable, responsible adult because he fears Donald Trump, that tells you why we have to work so hard to make sure that Donald Trump isn’t elected,” Cheney said.