Former Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) PAC took a subtle dig at former President Trump in a new D-Day-themed ad Thursday.
The announcement, posted on social platform X to mark the anniversary of D-Day, features clips of presidents, including former presidents Eisenhower and George W. Bush, discussing military action in Normandy.
Following clips of the presidents, Cheney can be heard saying, “America deserves a president as good and steadfast as our nation, a president of character, driven by a noble purpose, one who honors the sacrifices of our troops.”
“He is not a man consumed by spite, revenge and self-pity,” Cheney continues.
Although the ad does not mention Trump by name, Cheney has been relentless in her criticism of Trump since the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. She was among 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the attacks, as well as one of two Republicans on the House select committee on January 6 who ended up making criminal referrals against Trump.
Trump has also faced criticism for allegedly calling dead soldiers “losers” and “suckers” in 2018. His former chief of staff, John Kelly, later confirmed that Trump made the comments.
Kelly in a statement to CNN in October, he described Trump as “a person who thinks that those who defend their country in uniform are either shot down or seriously injured in combat, or spend years being tortured as [prisoners of war] they are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing for them’”.
“A person who didn’t want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because ‘it doesn’t look good to me,’” he continued. “A person who demonstrated open contempt for one Gold Star family – for all Gold Star families – on TV during the 2016 campaign, and claimed that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in defense of America are ‘losers’ and would not visit their graves in France.”
While President Biden visited Normandy on Thursday and gave a speech on the future of democracy, Trump I made a post about D-Day in your Truth Social account.
“Today we honor the immortal heroes who landed in Normandy 80 years ago,” Trump said in the post. “The men of D-Day will forever live in history as some of the bravest, noblest and greatest Americans to ever walk the earth. They shed their blood and thousands gave their lives in defense of American freedom. They are in our hearts today and forever.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on Cheney’s announcement.
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