(NewsNation) — Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, died Monday. He was 84 years old.
Cheney, who served as vice president to George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, died due to complications of pneumonia, cardiac and vascular disease, his family confirmed in a statement.
Known as a “war hawk” who played a pivotal role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Cheney also held office as a congressman in Wyoming in the 1980s and as defense secretary for former President George H.W. Bush.
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“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,” the family’s statement said. “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.”
Cheney previously survived five heart attacks and a heart transplant, according to his 2013 book, “Heart: An American Medical Odyssey.”
Post-administration, the businessman and politician drew the ire of President Donald Trump, whom Cheney called the greatest “threat to our republic” in its history.
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His daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was the leading in-party critic of Trump’s attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election and during the ensuing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
In 2024, Cheney announced he would vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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