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Dick Cheney Is Honored at Washington National Cathedral
An unusual mix of Democrats and Republicans came together on Thursday to pay tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who led an aggressive response against terrorism after Sept. 11, 2001. Missing from the crowd were President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, whom Mr. Cheney had publicly opposed in his later years.
“This was a vice president totally devoted to protecting the United States and its interests. There was never any agenda or angle beyond that. You did not know Dick Cheney unless you understood his greatest concerns and ambitions were for his country.” “He knew that bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans. For him, a choice between defense of the Constitution and defense of your political party was no choice at all.” “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him.”
An unusual mix of Democrats and Republicans came together on Thursday to pay tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who led an aggressive response against terrorism after Sept. 11, 2001. Missing from the crowd were President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, whom Mr. Cheney had publicly opposed in his later years.
By Jamie Leventhal
November 20, 2025
