Former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away on Monday, as confirmed by a statement from his family.
The statement read, “Richard B. Cheney, who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States, passed on the night of November 3, 2025, at the age of 84.”
“He was surrounded by his cherished wife of 61 years, Lynne, along with his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members at the time of his passing. The cause of death was complications arising from pneumonia, as well as cardiac and vascular disease.”
Cheney held the office of Vice President under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Renowned as one of the most powerful vice presidents in recent history, he played a pivotal role in directing the U.S. “war on terror” after the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, Cheney and other members of the Bush administration faced intense scrutiny and criticism for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, which was based on incorrect assertions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
Before his vice presidency, Cheney was the Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1993.
His political career began in 1978 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Wyoming, where he later served as the House Republican Conference Chair and House Minority Whip. Cheney also held the position of Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford prior to his congressional service.
Despite his status as a hawkish conservative, Cheney was a vocal critic of President Trump and backed former Vice President Kamala Harris’s (D) presidential bid last year.
“As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution,” Cheney said at the time. “That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Cheney’s daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), was also an outspoken Trump critic, breaking with the president following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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