Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance were invited to former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral, which took place Thursday in Washington, D.C., according to multiple reports.

Cheney, who was vice president during the George W. Bush administration, “died due to complications from pneumonia and heart and vascular disease” on Nov. 3, his family said.

CNN reported that many notable guests were in attendance, including former Presidents Bush and Joe Biden, accompanied by former first ladies Laura Bush and Jill Biden. Joining them at the front of the service at Washington National Cathedral were four former vice presidents: Kamala Harris, Dan Quayle, Al Gore and Mike Pence.

Political tension between Trump and Cheney was not uncommon toward the end of the former vice president’s life. In 2024, Cheney broke with her party and announced her support for Harris over Trump in the presidential election.

“Dick Cheney is an irrelevant RINO, along with his daughter, who lost by the largest margin in the history of congressional elections!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in response.

Former US President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, former Vice President Al Gore, former President Joe Biden, former First Lady Jill Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence attend the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral on November 20 in Washington, DC
Former US President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, former Vice President Al Gore, former President Joe Biden, former First Lady Jill Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence attend the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral on November 20 in Washington, DC

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In a 2022 campaign video for his daughter Liz Cheney’s re-election to the House of Representatives in Wyoming, the late politician called Trump a “coward.”

“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who poses a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” said Dick Cheney. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to stay in power after voters rejected him.”

Trump did not comment publicly on Cheney’s death; Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted during a press conference that the president was “aware” of this.

“Obviously, there are some political disagreements there, but he was a man who served his country. We certainly wish his family all the best in this time of grief,” Vance said Thursday during a Breitbart event, according to People.

Cheney’s family said in their statement after his death that he was a “good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country and to live a life full of bravery, honor, love, kindness and fly fishing.”