WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump endorsed Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman’s bid on Thursday to unseat U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, who was the highest-profile Republican to seek Trump’s removal from office on a charge he incited the U.S. Capitol riot.
Hageman was the fifth candidate Trump has backed to challenge a Republican congressional incumbent, part of his efforts to assert dominance over the Republican Party after losing his November re-election bid to Democrat Joe Biden.