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Richard Bruce Cheney was an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. Considered the main architect of the Iraq War, Cheney has been called the most powerful vice president in the history of the United States by analysts and historians.
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Born 30 January 1941 · Died 3 November 2025 · Q48259
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I’m convinced that in addition to all of these other qualifications that you all know about, when I think about the kind of individual I want in the Oval Office in that moment of crisis, who has to make those key decisions, some of them life and death decisions, decisions as the commander in chief, who has the responsibility for sending our young men and women in harm’s way. That man’s Mitt Romney.
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The Lufkin Daily News: U.S. President George Bush is pictured with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and senior staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center in Washington in the hours following the September 11, 2001 attacks in this U.S National Archives handout photo
“Having served four of the last five Republican presidents, he has a unique insight into what it takes to sit in the Oval Office and he feels Governor Romney has what it takes, and is the right man to lead the nation.”
“I’m convinced that in addition to all of these other qualifications that you all know about, when I think about the kind of individual I want in the Oval Office in that moment of crisis, who has to make those key decisions, some of them life and death decisions, decisions as the commander in chief, who has the responsibility for sending our young men and women in harm’s way. That man’s Mitt Romney.”
“only one man to be president of the United States who meets those requirements, and that’s Gov. Mitt Romney.”
“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 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. As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.”
“reconstituted nuclear weapons program”
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“So that whole area of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and so forth, everybody wants to say, ‘Well, there wasn’t any WMD in Iraq,’ but that”
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“People ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish, any kind of arrangement they wish. I do believe, historically, the way marriage has been regulated is at a state level. It”
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“and it occurred to me as I was in the room as I walked in to talk to the President about becoming Secretary of Defense, I wondered what he would have thought that his great-grandson would someday be in the White House with the President talking about taking over the reins of the U.S. military.”
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“I had other priorities in the”
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Yahoo: Dick Cheney's Longtime Cardiologist Has Serious Questions About Trump's Health
The Sunday Guardian: Donald Trump Health Update: ‘Has Not Looked Well’ – Cardiologist of Former Vice President Dick Cheney Raises Questions About Trump’s Bruises & Swelling
Hindustan Times: Trump health update: Dick Cheney's doctor raises new questions on Trump's bruises, swelling and alertness | Hindustan Times
CNN: Dick Cheney’s doctor questions secrecy around Trump’s health
Straight Arrow: Dick Cheney’s cardiologist says President Donald Trump ‘has not looked well’
The Independent: Americans ‘deserve answers’ about Trump’s mysterious ailments, Dick Cheney’s doc says
The Lincoln County News: Hannah Hilton Appointed President and COO of Cheney Financial Group Companies
La Nación: Fui el cardiólogo de Dick Cheney: Trump no luce bien y deberíamos saber por qué
The Independent: Dick Cheney’s doctor says Americans have been ‘kept in the dark’ about Trump’s health
Mediaite: ‘The President Has Not Looked Well’: Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist Demands Answers About Trump’s Health in NYT Op-Ed
The New York Times: I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. Trump Has Not Looked Well, and We Should Know Why.
The New York Times: Opinion | I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. Trump Has Not Looked Well, and We Should Know Why.
AOL.com: George W. Bush Ripped for Wearing a 'Tiny' Suit to Dick Cheney's Funeral as Ex-Prez Appears Terribly Uncomfortable in His Seat With His Bare Legs on Display
Raw Story: 'Dark' discrepancies in Trump health reports exposed by Dick Cheney's doctor
Mshale: SOLD! 4 Bedroom Cheney Home For Sale Near Eastern WA University (509) 893-2001 Lincoln Financial (LiaIxYbmFL)
Snopes rated the claim “In November 2025, following the death of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, President Donald Trump boasted his funeral would have a larger turnout than Cheney's.” Originated as Satire.
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The Guardian: Donald Trump and JD Vance snubbed for Dick Cheney’s funeral
The Guardian: ‘Godfather of the Trump presidency’: the direct through-line from Dick Cheney to Donald Trump
The Guardian: A look back on the legacy of former US vice-president Dick Cheney – video
The Guardian: Dick Cheney created the ground for Trump’s excesses, despite their differences
The Guardian: Dick Cheney’s role in ‘war on terror’ may have paved way for Trumpism
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The Guardian: Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
The Guardian: Dick Cheney remains divisive in death, drawing tributes and condemnation
Died 2025-11-03.
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“Los principios están bien hasta cierto punto, pero los principios no sirven para nada si pierdes.”
“Zobacz też: II wojna w Zatoce Perskiej”
“Cheney, on not pushing on to Baghdad during the first Gulf War; C-SPAN 4-15-94 Interview on CNN”
“Origineel in het Engels:“While Dick helped with important parts of oure base, he had become a lightning rod for criticism from the media and the left. He was seen as dark and heartless - the Darth Vader of the administration.”
“„Terwijl Dick mij hielp met belangrijke beleidsbeslissingen, werd hij het middelpunt van kritiek van vooral de linkse media. Hij werd neergezet als harteloze karikatuur de Darth Vader van mijn kabinet.”
“The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists for the most part.”
“Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.”
“Qualche settimana fa Dick Cheney ha detto che pensa che io sia il peggior presidente di tutta la sua vita. Interessante, perché io penso che Dick Cheney sia il peggior presidente di tutta la mia vita. (Barack Obama)”
“Principle is okay up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.”
“Il Buon Dio non ha ritenuto opportuno collocare le riserve di gas e di petrolio in paesi guidati da governi democratici.”
“[Sul suo trapianto di cuore] È il dono della vita.”
“If fine speech-making, appeals to reason, or pleas for compassion had the power to move them, the terrorists would long ago have abandoned the field.”
“I think America is a very special place, that it’s unique in the history of the world; that there was clearly genius involved in the establishment of the Republic; and that it has been either extraordinarily fortunate from time to time, or one can find the hand of Providence, if you will, in what’s happened to the nation over the years.”
“Here's what I can tell you about Don Rumsfeld. You're never going to get any credit. And you'll only know how well you're doing if he gives you more work. If that happens, you're doing fine.”
“Con respecto a la cuestión de las relaciones, mi visión general es que la libertad significa libertad para todos. La gente... debería ser libre de entrar en cualquier tipo de relación que quieran.”
“El senador Kerry dice que ve dos Américas. Y eso hace todo mutuo: América ve dos John Kerrys.”
“Hugo Chávez dedica demasiado tiempo a preocuparse por nosotros y a criticar a los Estados Unidos. [Mi opinión personal] es que no representa el futuro de América Latina. El pueblo de Perú, creo yo, se merece algo mejor a su frente. Pero eso es obviamente un asunto que ellos deben resolver por sí mismos.”
“The good Lord didn't see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected regimes friendly to the United States. Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all things considered, one would not normally choose to go. But, we go where the business is.”
“Oil remains fundamentally a government business. While many regions of the world offer great oil opportunities, the Middle East with two thirds of the world's oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies, even though companies are anxious for greater access there, progress continues to be slow.”
“We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will.”
“We haven't really had the time yet to pore through all those records in Baghdad. We'll find ample evidence confirming the link, that is the connection if you will between al Qaida and the Iraqi intelligence services. They have worked together on a number of occasions.”
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The Guardian: Former vice-president Dick Cheney confirms he will vote for Kamala Harris
Cheney released a public statement confirming that he intended to cast his vote in the 2024 presidential election for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris
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The Guardian: John Bolton says he will write in Dick Cheney instead of voting for Biden
The Guardian: Texas lawyer shot by Dick Cheney on 2006 hunting trip dies aged 95
The Guardian: Dick Cheney attacks Donald Trump as ‘greatest threat to our republic’
Lead Stories rated the claim “Dick Cheney Was Hanged At GITMO” Pentagon: Nope.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Dick Cheney Got Arrested on Christmas Eve In 2021” No Evidence.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.”” False.
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The Washington Post rated the claim “"Dick Cheney’s chief of staff took revenge against my husband and leaked my identity. His name: Scooter Libby."” Three Pinocchios.
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Sold his vacation house in Saint Michaels, Maryland on Eastern Shore of Maryland for $2
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018).
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Snopes rated the claim “The Supreme Court has upheld former Vice President Dick Cheney's sentence of 20 years in prison on charges related to war crimes.” Labeled Satire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Dick Cheney "supported gay marriage sooner" than Hillary Clinton.” True.
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And 2020 but became a critic after the January 6 United States Capitol attack; he endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election
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Cheney published another book, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America, again co-authored with his daughter Liz
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“Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 11 September. If the United States invades Iraq, we should remember that.”
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Cheney recounted that when he met with President Bush to accept the offer, he passed a painting in the private residence entitled The Peacemakers, which depicted President Lincoln, General Grant, and William Tecumseh She
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During an interview with Sean Hannity, he called Obama a "weak President" after Obama announced his plans to pull forces out of Afghanistan
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Cheney reportedly encouraged several Maryland state legislators to vote to legalize same-sex marriage in that state
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In an appearance on ABC's This Week, Cheney reiterated his support of waterboarding and for the torture of captured terrorist suspects, saying, "I was and remain a strong proponent of our enhanced interrogation program
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“Aanhaling(en): Vice-president Dick Cheney, alias Darth Vader, RTLnieuws.nl, 9 november 2010.”
“Bron: George Walker Bush, Decision Points, Random House, 2010, ISBN 9780753544822.”
Four days after the attempted bombing of an international passenger flight from the Netherlands to United States, Cheney criticized President Barack Obama: "[We] are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it
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CIA director Leon Panetta told the Senate and House intelligence committees that the CIA withheld information about a secret counter-terrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from Cheney
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Cheney returned to the hospital briefly to treat a minor irregularity
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Cheney underwent a cardiology exam; doctors reported that his heartbeat was normal for a 67-year-old man with a history of heart problems
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Cheney purchased a home on Chain Bridge Road in McLean, Virginia, which he tore down for a replacement structure to be built
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Libby was convicted on four felony counts for obstruction of justice, perjury, and making false statements to federal investigators
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Cheney was treated for deep vein thrombosis in his left leg at George Washington University Hospital after experiencing pain in his left calf
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At about 10 am, a suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded 20 more outside Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan during a visit by Cheney
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The Washington Post reported that the vice president's office was central to the investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, for Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was one of the figures unde
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Cheney underwent a six-hour endo-vascular procedure to repair popliteal artery aneurysms bilaterally, a catheter treatment technique used in the artery behind each knee
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“Larry King Live. interview (June 20, 2005)”
“Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention. - Video and text available. (1 September 2004)”
“Remarks on same same-sex marriage Washington Post (25 August 2004)”
The 9/11 Commission concluded that there was no "collaborative relationship" between Iraq and al-Qaeda
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“Vice Presidential Debate October 5, 2004”
Putting him at odds with Bush, but also said it was "appropriately a matter for the states to decide"
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“Lester Holt interview, MSNBC, March 2, 2004 whitehouse.archives.gov”
Cheney was reelected to his second term as vice president with Bush as president, defeating their Democratic opponents, senators John Kerry and John Edwards
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“At the Vice Presidential Debates, October 5, 2004.”
“Remarks on Paul O'Neill (January 9, 2004)”
“Meet The Press with Tim Russert. (March 16, 2003)”
“Meet The Press with Tim Russert. (Sept. 14, 2003)”
“Meet The Press with Tim Russert. (September. 14, 2003)”
Was largely derived from his position at Halliburton
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Cheney's staff opted not to file required reports with the National Archives and Records Administration office charged with assuring that the executive branch protects classified information, nor did it allow inspection
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“Cheney on NBC's Meet the Press, March 16, 2003”
“Address at the Opening Session of the 103rd National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (August 26, 2002)”
Cheney was occasionally asked if he was interested in the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (2001–2009).
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“positive influence on the Republican Party”
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Acknowledged that the decision to select Cheney as Bush's vice presidential nominee was in fact secretly made "weeks" before it was formally announced
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Sold a multimillion-dollar house in Dallas, where he lived while he was chairman of Halliburton
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“CBS News program Face the Nation (December 2000)”
Campaign: 2000 presidential election.
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Primarily from a severance payment from Halliburton
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Awarded Francis Boyer Award (1993).
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“August 1992, at the Discovery Institute in Seattle”
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George H. W. Bush (1991).
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Was an air offensive to secure air superiority and attack Iraqi forces, targeting key Iraqi command and control centers, including the cities of Baghdad and Basra
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Congress authorized Bush to use military force to enforce Iraq's compliance with UN resolutions on Kuwait
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“At the Washington Institute's Soref Symposium, April 29, 1991”
The Somali Civil War drew the world's attention
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Unveiled a plan to reduce military strength by the mid-1990s to 1
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Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bush
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Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent the invading Iraqi forces into neighboring Kuwait, a small petroleum-rich state long claimed by Iraq as part of its territory
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That he received deferments to finish a college career that lasted six years rather than four owing to subpar academic performance and the need to work to pay for his education
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Career landmark: United States Secretary of Defense (1989–1993).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1989–1989).
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After Cheney was nominated for secretary of defense, The Washington Post writer George C
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Coronary artery stenting in November 2000, urgent coronary balloon angioplasty in March 2001, and the implantation of a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in June 2001
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Cheney purchased a house in McLean, Virginia for $450,000; he sold it to Joe Allbaugh in 2001 for $690,000
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Was elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference
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Career landmark: United States representative (1987–1989).
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Cheney, along with 145 Republicans and 31 Democrats, voted against a non-binding Congressional resolution calling on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela from prison, after the Democrats defeated propos
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“Remarks after introducing a legislation to create a new import tax that would have caused the price of oil to soar by billions of dollars per year October 1986”
After President Reagan vetoed the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, a bill set to impose economic sanctions on South Africa for its policy of apartheid, Cheney was one of 83 Representatives to vote against overriding Rea
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Career landmark: United States representative (1985–1987).
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1988, 2000, and 2010 resulted in the moderate contractile dysfunction of his left ventricle
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Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1985).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1981–1983).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1979–1981).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1979–1989).
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But supported creation of Martin Luther King Jr
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Cheney was elected to represent Wyoming in the U
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“Remarks during the 1976 US Presidential election as quoted in "Nixon's empire strikes back" by Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian (9 June 2005)”
Career landmark: White House Chief of Staff (1975–1977).
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Assistant director of the Cost of Living Council from 1971 to 1973, and Deputy Assistant to the president from 1974 to 1975
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Cheney was awarded an American Political Science Association congressional fellowship and moved to Washington, D
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Cheney turned 26 and was no longer eligible for the draft
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Cheney dropped out of the doctoral program at the University of Wisconsin to work as staff aide for Governor Warren P
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The draft expanded to include married men without children; Cheney's first child, Elizabeth, was born nine months and two days later
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Cheney married Lynne Vincent, his high-school sweetheart
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“think about where I was and where I was headed. I was headed down a bad road if I continued on that course.”
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In Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Marjorie Lorraine (née Dickey) and Richard Herbert Cheney
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Born 1941-01-30.
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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. 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. As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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