Former vice president Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

Liz Cheney with her father, former vice president Dick Cheney (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP)

Former vice president Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he has announced.

Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Ms Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.