Twitter users are making fun of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) over her reaction to a photo posted by a celebrity endorsing her.
On Monday, Cheney shared a photo of actor Kevin Costner wearing a t-shirt that says, “I’m for Liz Cheney.”
She responded in the caption, “Real men put country over party.”
Real men put country over party. pic.twitter.com/7FaJpahtll
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) August 1, 2022
Cheney’s tweet garnered several reactions.
Donald Trump Jr. wrote, “BREAKING: A leftwing carpetbagger from Hollywood endorses a leftwing carpetbagger from Virginia.”
BREAKING: A leftwing carpetbagger from Hollywood endorses a leftwing carpetbagger from Virginia. https://t.co/rYE1A3GRXk
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 2, 2022
Actor Adam Baldwin tweeted, “After you lose this year and are gone from elected office in January, where do you believe that T-shirt ends up?”
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1554502392355356675
Washington Times columnist Tim Murtaugh suggested that “the funny part is that [Liz Cheney] believes that a Kevin Costner endorsement helps her in Wyoming.”
The funny part is that @Liz_Cheney believes that a Kevin Costner endorsement helps her in Wyoming. https://t.co/qc6lxWMKAE
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) August 2, 2022
Check out more reactions below:
Your political career is over Lizzy. https://t.co/RwcCrLz2wq
— aka (@akafacehots) August 2, 2022
Neither served their country but both lecture those of us who did.
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 2, 2022
Kiss my ass. https://t.co/3S0JFmVnO9
Never been to Wyoming. Don't know anyone from Wyoming. I'm just gonna guess not one Wyoming voter looks at this and says, 'Gee, famous actor likes that weasel Liz Cheney. Maybe she's not so bad after all." https://t.co/w8juaXER7E
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) August 2, 2022
Boy will this backfire.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) August 2, 2022
Liz is already going to lose, but while many fans love Costner and enjoy Yellowstone, who in Wyoming thinks he’s one of them? He’s from CA and is a (great) Hollywood actor.
It never ceases to amaze me how important Hollywood thinks it is. https://t.co/xf1cenI0KM
During a segment of Anderson Cooper’s show on CNN over the weekend, Wyoming voters were asked if they would back Cheney.
“Hell no!” a Trump supporter said.
She explained, “She’s done us dirty… look at how she’s done Trump. I’m a Trump fan,” adding, “She’s supposed to be supporting him. She’s a Republican, for crying out loud.”
Another voter said “absolutely not” when asked if he would vote for Cheney.
A third told the network she thinks Cheney had already had “three [terms] too many.”
Cheney has received criticism over her work with the committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The New York Times noted last month that Cheney “has emerged as the lead narrator and chief accuser, coaxing reluctant former officials to come forward, issuing stern warnings against witness tampering and drawing out the story one damning fact at a time to argue that former President Donald J. Trump betrayed the Constitution out of hunger for power.”
In July 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appointed Cheney to the committee.