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Bush Eulogizes Dick Cheney at National Cathedral as Trump and Vance Are Left Off the Guest List

The guest list highlighted Cheney’s break with Trump that culminated in his 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris.

A U.S. military honor guard carries former Vice President Dick Cheney's casket during at the start of his funeral service, at Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Former Presidents front row from left, George W. Bush with Laura Bush, Joe Biden with Jill Biden and former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris and Mike Pence with Karen Pence, front right, and other invited guests, are seated during the funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Former President George W. Bush, speaks a tribute during the funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
From left: Former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Joe Biden attend the funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral in Washington, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. As the former vice president is honored at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, many eyes will focus on who comes — and who does not. (Aaron Schwartz/The New York Times)

Overview

  • The invitation-only service began at 11 a.m. ET at Washington National Cathedral with full military honors and roughly 1,000 expected guests.
  • A White House official confirmed President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited, diverging from customary presidential attendance at such funerals.
  • Attendees included Joe Biden and former vice presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore, and Dan Quayle, alongside congressional leaders and several Supreme Court justices.
  • George W. Bush delivered a tribute and Liz Cheney was among the speakers, as mourners reflected on Cheney’s influential and contested post‑9/11 national-security legacy.
  • Flags at the White House were lowered to half-staff in accordance with law, and Vance publicly offered condolences despite political differences with the Cheney family.