Kevin Costner defends Liz Cheney: 'We should applaud her. We should protect her.'

 "I expect people in government to do the right thing. Public service is about public service. It's not about your career. It's not about your ego. Your four years is your four years," the former "Yellowstone" star said during a live, town-hall edition of "The Michael Smerconish Program" on SiriusXM.

"Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK," Trump said. "Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face."

Cheney has been one of Trump's biggest critics and campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris. She criticized Trump after many of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Costner endorsed Cheney ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. That year, Cheney shared a photo of the actor wearing a T-shirt saying, "I'm for Liz Cheney."

"This woman should never be threatened," he added. 

Cheney lost her re-election bid to Rep. Harriett Hageman, who was backed by Trump, in the GOP primary.