{"id":1244155,"date":"2022-01-26T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1244155"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:52:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:52:34","slug":"romney-other-anti-trump-republicans-to-fundraise-for-cheney-re-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-other-anti-trump-republicans-to-fundraise-for-cheney-re-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Romney, Other Anti-Trump Republicans To Fundraise For Cheney Re-Election Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fromney-other-anti-trump-republicans-to-fundraise-for-cheney-re-election-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1244155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, a prominent critic of former President Donald Trump, will help fundraise for Republican&nbsp;Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming as she faces a heated primary race in her bid for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Romney is set to be the featured guest at a March 14 fundraiser for Cheney, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/romney-other-trump-critics-raise-money-liz-cheney-re-election-effort-2022-01-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> by Reuters. The fundraiser will be held at the home of Bobbie Kilberg, a prominent Virginia Republican who emerged as an outspoken critic of Trump during his initial bid for the presidency in 2016. Other prominent guests will include former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock, and Cheney\u2019s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GOP Who\u2019s Who Rallies For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Cheney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Liz_Cheney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mega-fundraiser to be hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorRomney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorRomney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBe7bW2m8A\">https:\/\/t.co\/OBe7bW2m8A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gXjGuH6v45\">pic.twitter.com\/gXjGuH6v45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretsBedard\/status\/1486361382463459338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/09\/politics\/trump-endorses-harriet-hageman-cheney-challenger\/index.html\">endorsed<\/a> one of Cheney\u2019s primary challengers, Harriet Hageman, in September. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/liz-cheney-ousted-house-republican-leadership-role\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Liz Cheney Ousted From Republican Leadership Role)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Republican-run <a href=\"https:\/\/trib.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/harriet-hageman-wins-big-in-congressional-straw-poll-held-by-wyoming-gop-activists\/article_5ee6224a-5705-5250-b6a3-f41510ed9bce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">straw poll<\/a> of 71 people conducted Saturday saw Cheney receive just six votes to Hageman\u2019s 59, according to the Casper Star Tribune.&nbsp;However, Cheney has outraised Hageman, with Cheney reporting $3.6 million on hand to the approximately $245,000 secured by Hageman. Donald Trump Jr. and billionaire Peter Thiel were also scheduled to co-host a fundraiser for Hageman on Wednesday, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, a prominent critic of former President Donald Trump, will help fundraise for Republican\u00a0Rep. 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