{"id":56166,"date":"2025-11-04T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/former-u-s-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-at-84\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:50:24","slug":"former-u-s-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-at-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/former-u-s-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-at-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cheney, who served two terms as vice president from 2001 to 2009, was a dominant and often controversial figure in American politics, known for his strong stance on national security and his role in shaping U.S. foreign policy after the September 11, 2001 attacks.<\/p>\n

According to CNN, his family announced his passing, attributing it to complications from pneumonia and heart disease. <\/p>\n

Cheney\u2019s wife of 61 years, Lynne, and his daughters, Liz and Mary, were by his side when he died. <\/p>\n

In a statement, the family described him as “a great and good man” who instilled values of courage, honor, and love in his children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Cheney\u2019s aggressive warnings about Iraq\u2019s alleged weapons of mass destruction, ties to al-Qaeda, and plans to arm terrorists were pivotal in building the case for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.<\/p>\n

Over the years, he became a polarizing figure, particularly after he openly criticized President Donald Trump, even labeling him a “coward” and a serious threat to the republic.<\/p>\n

Cheney cast his final vote in the 2024 election for Kamala Harris, a liberal Democrat, reflecting his disillusionment with the direction of the Republican Party under Trump\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

His health was a constant challenge, as he battled heart disease, surviving multiple heart attacks. In 2012, he received a heart transplant, which he described as “the gift of life itself.” Despite these challenges, Cheney remained active in public life until his passing.<\/p>\n

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Dick Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States and a key figure in the George W. Bush administration, has died at the age of 84.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000097242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000097242,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/webp","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/afp__20220817__1415300334__v1__highres__gopcongressionalcandidatelizcheneyholdselect-1-1762255175.webp","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000097242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56166"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56166"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}