Dick Cheney funeral: All living VPs to attend; Trump, Vance not invited

Nov. 20 (UPI) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral will be Thursday in Washington, D.C., attended by former presidents and vice presidents, though President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EST at Washington National Cathedral with full military honors. Former President George W. Bush and former Sen. Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney’s daughter, are expected to speak.

Though a staunch Republican, Cheney endorsed Harris for president in 2024. He said “there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.”

Cheney, 84, died on Nov. 3 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was the 46th vice president under George W. Bush.

About 1,000 people are expected to attend the invitation-only event, including all four living former vice presidents and two former presidents, including former President Joe Biden.

Former vice presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle are planning to attend. Several Supreme Court justices are expected, including Chief Justice John Roberts and justices Brett Kavanaugh and Elena Kagan. Past and present cabinet members and Congressional leaders from both parties will be there.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.; and former leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; will attend.

“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed,” a statement from the family said when he died.

“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness and fly fishing. We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man.”

Before becoming vice president, Cheney was the youngest White House chief of staff in history under President Gerald Ford.

Cheney then represented Wyoming’s only congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1989. He was Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush.