Dick Cheney Dead at 84: Former U.S. Vice President Who Served Under George W. Bush Remembered as a ‘Great Man’ in Heartbreaking Tribute
Dick Cheney was a 'good man,' his family shared in a statement after his passing.
Nov. 4 2025, Published 7:43 a.m. ET
Dick Cheney, the former vice president under George W. Bush, has died at 84 years old, RadarOnline.com can confirm.
Cheney's family shared he passed away due to "complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease."
Dick Cheney's Family's Statement on His Death
Dick Cheney was surrounded by his family when he passed.
In an official statement, his family revealed his wife, Lynne Cheney, and his daughters, Liz and Mary, as well as other family members were by his side when he died.
"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," they added.
"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."
Dick Cheney's Political Career
Dick Cheney had a seasoned political career, having worked as the White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of War.
Cheney had quite a seasoned political career, having served as the White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of War.
He had shifted toward working in the corporate world when Bush approached him to be his vice presidential candidate.
The pair ended up victorious and began their tenure in the White House in 2001.
On September 11, Bush was out of town while Cheney was in the White House as the largest and deadliest terrorist attack was carried out on US soil.
"At that moment, you knew this was a deliberate act. This was a terrorist act," Cheney recalled of the day in an interview years later.
Dick Cheney Was Scrutinized
Dick Cheney said he believed the Iraq War 'was the right thing to do then.'
The attacks on September 11 led to the US war in Afghanistan and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Cheney was criticized for his role in what became the global war on terrorism, especially in regard to interrogation methods for potential terrorism subjects, which included practices such as waterboarding.
"I would do it again in a minute," Cheney said regarding a 2014 Senate Intelligence Committee report which deemed enhanced interrogation methods as brutal and ineffective. The report also claimed they had a negative impact on the U.S. standing in the eyes of the world.
He also stood by his decision to support the war in Iraq, which was also widely scrutinized, as he said in a 2015 interview, "It was the right thing to do then. I believed it then, and I believe it now."
Dick Cheney's Criticism of Donald Trump
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Dick Cheney said Donald Trump could 'never be trusted with power again.'
In his final years, Cheney became critical of Donald Trump, whom he supported during his first run for president despite Trump's criticism of Bush-Cheney foreign policies.
Once Trump refused to accept defeat in 2020, leading to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Cheney changed his stance on him.
"In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Cheney said in a 2022 campaign ad for his daughter, Liz, who refused to support Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. "He is a coward. A real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters. He lost his election, and he lost big. I know it. He knows it, and deep down, I think most Republicans know."
When Trump ran against Kamala Harris in 2024, Cheney turned his back on the Republican party and supported Harris. He said he did this due to his "duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution," insisting Trump "can never be trusted with power again."
