Former Vice President Dick Cheney died on Monday, according to a statement released by his family.
“Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old,” Cheney’s family said in a statement.
“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed. The former Vice President died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”
Cheney served as vice president during former President George W. Bush’s administration from 2001 to 2009. He is considered one of the most influential vice presidents in modern U.S. history, having helped lead the U.S. “war on terror” following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. He and other Bush administration officials faced fierce criticism following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 over false claims the country possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Cheney also served as Defense secretary in former President George H.W. Bush’s administration from 1989 to 1993.
In 1978, Cheney was elected to represent Wyoming in the House of Representatives, going on to serve as House Republican Conference chair and House minority whip. Prior to his tenure in the House, Cheney was former President Gerald Ford’s chief of staff.
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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