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On Aug. 22, 2022, readers asked if U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., truly had used the words very sick to describe the Republican Party. We soon found that this was a genuine quote. The very sick remark from Cheney came during an interview with ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl. The interview aired on This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Aug. 21, just days after Cheney lost her primary in Wyoming. We transcribed the complete question and answer from the episode. During her answer, Cheney also mentioned the lie. This may have been a reference to the baseless and debunked conspiracy theory that massive voter fraud occurred in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and that former U.S. President Donald Trump had won: Cheney was one of only two Republicans serving on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. The violent incident in early 2021 was ignited by the same evidence-free conspiracy theory about massive voter fraud in the election. Prior to Cheney's primary loss, The Associated Press reported that her defeat was expected, but that future plans for 2024 might also be in the works: In sum, yes, Cheney referred to large portions of the Republican Party as being very sick.
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