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FILE-Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrives with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, to vote at the Teton County Library during the Republican primary on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Jackson Hole, WY. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washingto

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris for president in November, his daughter Liz Cheney said Friday.

Dick Cheney a statement released confirming his support for Harris.

“In our country’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who has posed a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Dick Cheney said in a statement. “He tried to steal the last election through lies and violence to keep himself in power after voters rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”

“As citizens, we all have an obligation to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution, which is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.”

Liz Cheney, who endorsed Harris on Wednesday, revealed her father’s support for Harris when asked during an interview onstage at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, the Associated Press reported.

Like his daughter, Dick Cheney has been critical of former President Donald Trump, particularly during Liz Cheney’s 2022 re-election campaign.

In a campaign ad for Liz Cheney, Dick called Trump a “coward” for “trying to steal the last election,” the Associated Press reported.

Dick Cheney has been friends with Democrats for years, but has never supported one running for president.

Recently, several Republicans have voiced support for Harris for president, while some, including Sen. Mitt Romney and former Vice President Mike Pence, say they will not vote for Trump.