In online comments on Monday, Trump referred to Cheney as a “war hawk.”
He accused Cheney, whose father is best known for his role in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq during the George W. Bush administration, of wanting to go to war with “every Muslim country known to mankind” like her father, whom he described as “the man that ridiculously pushed Bush to go to war in the Middle East.”
Trump made three rallies in North Carolina, which is typically a reasonably safe state for Republicans but has been increasingly competitive since Barack Obama’s 2008 landslide – as the state deals with the effects of Hurricane Helene.
He again criticized the federal government’s response to the storms, even after his earlier criticisms prompted rebukes from North Carolina Republicans like Chuck Edwards, who was sharing the stage with Trump as he made the renewed claims on Monday.
Asked if his criticisms were helpful, after Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees complained of harassment by local militias impeding their work, Trump said he believed “you have to let people know how they’re doing.”
“If they were doing a great job, I think we should say that, too, because I think they should be rewarded,” he said. “If they’re doing a poor job, we’re supposed to not say it?”
