Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) slammed former President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his racist reference to Elaine Chao and his violent rhetoric directed at her husband, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

In a post last Friday on his social media platform, Truth Social , Trump referred to Chao as McConnells China loving wife, Coco Chow! and wrote that McConnell has a DEATH WISH because he supported Democratic-sponsored legislation.

Trump could well cause violence against the Republican leader of the Senate, Cheney said at a Syracuse University event, adding that his comments about Chao constitute a despicable, racist attack.

Chao, who is Taiwanese American, served as the former presidents transportation secretary but resigned in response to the Trump-fueled riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.

Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, lost her primary in August. She criticized Republican Party leaders for not speaking out against Trumps latest remarks.

Then you watch the fact that nobody in my party will say thats unacceptable, she lamented, referencing Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scotts refusal to condemn Trumps language.

The president likes to give people nicknames, Scott, who serves as the chair of the Senate Republicans , said on CNN s State of the Union Monday night when asked about what Trump said.

Chao and McConnell have not commented on Trumps remarks. In the past, McConnell has refused to react to similar incidents, simply saying No in August when a reporter asked if he had a response to Trump calling his wife crazy.