Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched different onslaught connected former Rep. Liz Cheney precocious Thursday, calling nan Republican erstwhile Wyoming congresswoman a “war hawk” and suggesting she mightiness not beryllium arsenic consenting to nonstop troops to conflict if she had guns pointed astatine her.

During an arena successful Glendale, Arizona, pinch erstwhile Fox News big Tucker Carlson, nan Republican statesmanlike campaigner was asked if it is weird to spot Cheney run against him. Cheney has vocally opposed Trump since nan Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught connected nan U.S. Capitol and has go a surrogate for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump called Cheney “a deranged person,” past added: “But nan logic she couldn’t guidelines maine is that she ever wanted to spell to warfare pinch people. If it were up to her we’d beryllium successful 50 different countries.”

After calling Cheney “a very dumb individual,” he said: “She’s a extremist warfare hawk. Let’s put her pinch nan firearm opinionated location pinch 9 barrels shooting astatine her. OK, let’s spot really she feels astir it. You know, erstwhile nan guns are trained connected her face.

“You cognize they’re each warfare hawks erstwhile they’re sitting successful Washington successful a bully building saying, ohio gee, good let’s nonstop 10,000 troops correct into nan rima of nan enemy,” Trump said.

After Harris’ run and different Trump critics connected societal media pounced connected nan quote, Trump’s run responded that he “was talking astir really Liz Cheney wants to nonstop America’s sons and daughters to conflict successful wars contempt ne'er being successful a warfare herself.”