EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz is backing Rep. Liz Cheney’s GOP primary challenger Harriet Hageman for Congress in Wyoming, according to Fox News Digital, and is urging his “conservative colleagues to join” him in supporting her. Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital he is “proud” to endorse Hageman for Congress. “Harriet will be a conservative congresswoman with stripes who will always stand up for the Constitution,” Cruz said. “He knows the importance of standing up for individual constitutional rights and standing up against the federal government, which wants to grab more land and prevent people from being able to provide for their families.” Senator Ted Cruz spoke with Fox News Digital at the Turning Point USA conference in Tampa, Florida. (Fox News Digital) Cruz added, “With Harriet in the House, Wyoming will always have a strong, principled, Constitution-loving member of Congress who will never forget who sent her there.” POLL: LIZ CHENEY LEADS TRUMP BY CHALLENGING DIFFERENCE BY MORE THAN 20 POINTS “I’m asking my conservative colleagues to join me in supporting Harriet Hageman’s campaign today,” Cruz said. Hageman told Fox News Digital that she is “honored and grateful to have the strong support of such an inspiring constitutional senator like Ted Cruz.” FILE – Former President Donald Trump has chosen Hageman, a favored candidate, in his bid to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his fiercest critics. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File) “In many ways, Texas and Wyoming are facing the same struggles against the relentless onslaught of the federal government, and it will be nice to know that I have another ally in the other room when I get to Congress,” Hageman said. TRUMP TARGETS CHENEY TOTES CONSERVATIVE CREDITS IN FIRST TV AD OF THE YEAR IN RE-ELECTION Hageman went on to criticize her opponent, saying “Liz Cheney has forgotten all about us here in Wyoming as she prepares for a presidential run or a position as a commentator on CNN or MSNBC.” Vice Speaker Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., makes opening remarks as Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, looks on as the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has her first public hearing to release the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Images) “When I’m the next Congresswoman from Wyoming, I’ll always remember who hired me for the job,” she said. Former President Trump endorsed Hageman over several Republicans running for Cheney, R-Wyo., who voted to impeach Trump and is one of two Republicans on the House committee investigating his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack 2021. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Cheney, however, is campaigning as a constitutional conservative who has fought for “everyday Wyomingites” against regulatory decay and government overreach. Wyoming’s primary election is set to take place on August 16. Brooke Singman is a political reporter for Fox News Digital. She can be reached at [email protected] or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.
