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Miles Archer

(23,260 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:13 PM Nov 2025

Cheney's funeral will not include the biggest Dick in the United States

The late former Vice President Dick Cheney may have irked President Donald Trump one last time, as the MAGA leader plans to skip Cheney's funeral after being curiously left off the list of speakers.

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“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said last year in announcing he'd vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”

Cheney died on Nov. 3 at the age of 84 from complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. On Wednesday, USA Today reported at least two former presidents plan to attend the service: George W. Bush, who served two terms with Cheney as his vice president, and Joe Biden. Bush is slated to speak at the service.

Trump, however, will not attend the funeral — and "wasn't asked to speak at the service," the report noted.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cheney-2674311712/

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Miles Archer

(23,260 posts)
2. I'm picturing the family, listening to Trump talking about winning 2024 in a landslide
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:39 PM
Nov 2025

I have to wonder what Trump's funeral will look like. Maybe because he won't be the featured speaker, surviving Presidents and additional diplomats will attend, because that's protocol. I imagine many of them would be biting their lips, hard, to the point of bleeding, to suppress BROAD smiles.

jmowreader

(53,193 posts)
3. OF COURSE they left Trump off the list of speakers!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:46 PM
Nov 2025

Trump has a grade-A case of the ass against both Dick (who said what you can read in the OP about him) and Elizabeth (who was on the J6 committee) and would have no qualms about airing his grievances at Dick's funeral.

FakeNoose

(41,630 posts)
8. It's a good thing the Cheney family didn't invite Chump
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:24 AM
Nov 2025

Chump would have hogged the cameras and he would have made it all about him, just like he does at every funeral and public event.

bmichaelh

(1,180 posts)
13. Trump does not know how to give eulogies
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:50 AM
Nov 2025

Trump does not know how to give eulogies.

His narcissism would make it be about him.



fujiyamasan

(1,695 posts)
15. Cheney doesn't quite redeem himself in death
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:41 AM
Nov 2025

But I like that he’s giving Trump the finger one last time, by denying him being the center of attention.

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
16. I had absolutely no use for that man.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 01:52 AM
Nov 2025

But I wouldn't wish BigPig on anyone, dead or alive. A funeral is no place for an unruly child or a totally insane adult.

MagickMuffin

(18,318 posts)
17. Well, the only reason he went to President Carter's
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 02:46 AM
Nov 2025


And that was because President Obama was there and he wanted Barack to play a round of golf with him. Barack had no interest in the “invitation” as Barack knows who trump is. No benefit to attend.

Initech

(108,772 posts)
18. Scary to think that Cheney was evil personified and Trump was infinitely worse than he could ever be.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 09:52 PM
Nov 2025
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