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Posted on 11/20/2025 12:49:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Political figures from across the aisle gathered Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics.
The funeral, which was attended by two former presidents and all living former vice presidents, was a bipartisan who’s who of Washington dignitaries yet with the notable absence of two of the country’s current leaders.
Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance attended the service, and they were not invited to the funeral, according to a source familiar with the matter. Vance said Thursday that the former vice president was “a guy who served his country,” and wished his family “all the best in this moment of grieving.” Trump has not publicly expressed his condolences or commented on Cheney’s death.
Cheney received full military honors at the invitation-only memorial service at Washington’s National Cathedral. Former Presidents Joe Biden and George W. Bush and former first ladies Jill Biden and Laura Bush attended as well as former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle.
Bush eulogized his former vice president as a consummate public servant who could be relied on, and who “lifted the standards” of those around him.
“His abilities were self-evident, without need of calculation or self-promotion,” Bush said. “His talent and restraint exceeded his ego.”
The former president recalled that Cheney was initially tapped to help him find a running mate during his 2000 presidential run. But after going over the list of names, Bush said he came to realize that Cheney himself was the best man for the job.
The former president said Cheney rattled off a list of reasons why he should not serve as his running mate when Bush approached him with the idea.
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It was a full, Long TDS Zone.
Looks like the Democrat media has forgiven Cheney for destroying New Orleans with his hurricane machine.
Liz Cheney keeping it classy. /s
Oh noes Trump and Vance were not invited to the funeral for one of the biggest jackasses who ever roamed the planet how will they recover from this
I wouldn’t want to go anyway.
Let’s not forget the thousands of members of our military who were sent into battle based on a LIE..the commie left forgave Bush and Cheney for that too
His funeral was basically just a roll call of who’s on “the other team”
Trump could have shown up in a red dress
“ Let’s not forget the thousands of members of our military who were sent into battle based on a LIE..the commie left forgave Bush and Cheney for that too”
Ya he and Powell, Schwarzkopf. They came traipsing through base once or twice
What did they ever do to Trump to make them not want to invite the winningest President ever of the United States?
Madcow, Carville and Fauci sat together
Trump and JD are far too busy for that BS. Lots of fixing to do and going to that asswipes funeral would waste hours. Hours equal what…60? 100 illegals getting the boot?
Yes, they hated him until he turned into a Trump-hater, then they loved him.
Bush is, however do you put it? An idiot. Barely aware of what’s going on around him. He spent his time in office trying to please those who hated him while ignoring his own voter base.
I sure his virulent daughter, Liz, had a lot to do with it.
Bushies and to a lesser degree, Cheneys, seem to think they p0wn and drive the GOPee.
I wasn’t invited…sniff.
What? No Obama?
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