WASHINGTON – Former vice president Dick Cheney is being remembered Thursday at a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral.
What we know:
Cheney died on November 3 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84.
Former President George W. Bush is expected to deliver remarks at the service, and former President Joe Biden will attend. Cheney’s daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, along with his grandchildren, will deliver tributes.
Former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, and Al Gore were seated near each other for the service. Former Senate leader Sen. Mitch McConnell was also in attendance.
In addition to serving as vice president under the 43rd president, Cheney was defense secretary under President George H.W. Bush and chief of staff to President Gerald Ford. He also represented Wyoming as its lone member of the House, a seat later held by his daughter.
He is widely regarded as a chief architect of the U.S. response to the Sept. 11 attacks and a driving force behind the invasion of Iraq.
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The other side:
President Donald Trump and his administration offered little comment after Cheney’s death and has had strained ties with the Cheney family. He was not invited to the memorial service.
Trump has not issued a statement on Cheney’s death or a presidential proclamation, a gesture often made after the passing of prominent figures.
The White House did lower its flags to half-staff after his death.
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Dick Cheney, former U.S. vice president, speaks during the Global Business Summit in New Delhi, India, on Monday, March 27, 2017. The Global Business Summit ends on March 28. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Associated Press and previous FOX 5 reporting.
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