Posted on 11/04/2025 1:56:28 PM PST by DallasBiff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney may have been a legendary figure within the Republican Party, but for President Donald Trump, he was part of a long list of people he viewed as political opponents.
While White House flags were lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Cheney on Tuesday, there was no fanfare, and Trump made no comment about Cheney’s death on social media. His press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not mention his passing in a press briefing until she was asked by a reporter — and then made only perfunctory comments
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That’s the way I like it! They are waiting like vultures for DJT to make unnecessary errors. This isn’t the type to or place. Next.
“You Magnificent Bastard”
George C Scott’s ‘Patton’ said that about Rommel in the movie. It’s the sort of mildly profane verbiage that Patton is likely to have said.
In constrast to Scott’s gruff portrayal, the real Patton had a relatively high pitched voice with a trace of soft Tidewater Virginia accent that he must have picked up from his dad and John Mosby.
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump”I think we are seeing remarkable restraint from 47.
“perfunctory”
The are saying “brief, without enthusiasm”.
POTUS doesn’t want to be a hypocrite. and i am sure he remembers quite well how his generous gestures to the McCains, despite the historical political acrimony between the senator and the prez, resulted in their vitriol - after they accepted the plane, pomp&circumstance,of course.
Just watched it for umpteenth time last week oddly with Hunter who hadn’t seen it
It travels well time wise
Of these Republican tickets, which are the ones that were, in retrospect, the worst and best VP candidates?
1976: Ford-Dole
1980+84: Reagan-Bush
1988+92: Bush-Quayle
1996: Dole-Kemp
2000+2004: Dubya-Cheney
2008: McCain-Palin
2012: Romney-Ryan
2016+2020: Trump-Pence
2024: Trump-Vance
Ryan may win the Razzie.
Yes, but long before you tenure. What is your point
Reminiscing. I’ve been here more than 20years.
We may not realize it, but this is a rare, extraordinary bit of self-control for the President! I mean not to say something like: “One down, how many left to go?”
🔝🔝🔝
yep
Yep
I totally agree with you!
Vance far and away #1
Ryan Pence Equal suck
Palin I liked but the world got away from her
The neocons especially that bitch Nicole Wallace alinskied her big time
My thoughts and prayers are with his daughter, Mary.
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