Top Trump critic loses Congress seat

RT.com, 17 Aug, 2022-  Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney has lost her bid for another term after a poor showing in the Wyoming state primary, according to several outlets that called the race, with her opponent, the Donald Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, appearing to win by a significant margin.

With the vast majority of ballots in, Cheney took less than 30% of Tuesday night’s votes, with her GOP opponent Hageman securing more than 65%, NBC News reported, citing data from the National Election Pool.

A major detractor of former President Donald Trump, Cheney lost out to a candidate with support from the ex-commander in chief, and argued that she may have fared better if she had been willing to echo Trump’s charge that the 2020 presidential race was marred by widespread fraud.