Liz Cheney was defeated in the primary battle to retain her seat in congress. On Wednesday, Cheney's campaign released a recording that appeared to refute Hageman's claim that Cheney called her after she won the Wyoming GOP primary. You can listen below. The Donald Trump -backed Hageman told Sean Hannity of Fox News that Cheney left a very brief two-second message on his cellphone. Hageman suggested that Cheney was a sore loser after Cheney's campaign released a recording of the call. An aide can be heard telling Cheney that the AP had called the election for Hagemen. Liz Cheney called. The time is about 8:13 on Tuesday. I would like to congratulate you on your victory. Thank you, thanks. Bye Bye! EXCLUSIVE: I’ve obtained audio from the Cheney campaign of the concession voicemail Rep. Liz Cheney’s left for Harriet Hageman last night. The audio contradicts the narrative Hageman gave on Hannity tonight that she “didn’t address any kind of concession or anything else.” https://t.co/SZTxyyEmTnpic.twitter.com/LodE9YVVIW
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A Hageman spokesman released a video to Politico of Hageman listening to the message for two seconds before the sound stops.
As Cheney was about to take the stage at her own election night event, she tried to call Hageman several times, but left the message.
The defeat of Cheney was a foregone conclusion after she voted to impeach Trump.
She continued to work to make sure that Trump is never near the Oval Office.
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