Pulitzer-winner David Hume Kennerly defended Liz Cheney after he resigned from the Ford Foundation over its refusal to consider her for its public service award — driven, he said, by the possibility of Donald Trump winning the presidential election.us polictics news Pulitzer-winner David Hume Kennerly defended Liz Cheney after he resigned from the Ford Foundation over its refusal to consider her for its public service award — driven, he said, by the possibility of Donald Trump winning the presidential election.