Dick Cheney funeral: Why Trump and Vance didn't attend; White House provides update

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not in attendance at Dick Cheney's funeral, but ex-presidents Joe Biden and George Bush were there.

Updated on: Nov 20, 2025, 23:46:49 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not in attendance at Dick Cheney's funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington DC on Thursday.

Dick Cheney had been a vocal critic of Donald Trump and JD Vance agreed there were 'political disagreements'. (X/@RedLineReportt)

The former Vice President to George Bush passed away on November 3, at the age of 84. Among those who did attend were Bush, who also delivered the eulogy. Former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also in the front row, as were Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle, along with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and John Roberts, ex-chief justice.

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A White House official gave the reason why Trump and Vance were not in attendance.

Why Trump and Vance were not at Cheney's funeral

A White House official stated that neither Trump nor Vance were invited to Cheney's funeral, as per Reuters. Hence, they didn't attend. Trump had not expressed condolences to Cheney's family either. The White House had earlier said they were ‘aware’ of Cheney's passing. Flags had been at half staff.

Vance, meanwhile, had said at a Breitbart news event, Thursday, “My condolences go to Dick Cheney and his family. Obviously, there's some political disagreements there.”

Cheney, when alive, had been a vocal critic of Trump. He'd criticized Trump's false claims of victory in the 2020 presidential elections as well as the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Cheney had even endorsed Trump's Democrat opponent in the 2024 polls, Kamala Harris.

“In our nation's 248 year-history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he had said.

A video of this has been doing the rounds today amid Trump and Vance's absence from Cheney's funeral.

(With Reuters inputs)

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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