Overview
- Cheney died at 84, with his family citing complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
- Flags at the White House were lowered to half-staff in accordance with federal law, and President Donald Trump issued no public statement.
- Texas Republicans in Congress were largely silent, though figures such as Ted Cruz, Jodey Arrington and Michael McCaul offered praise, and John Cornyn’s office declined comment on his silence.
- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris posted tributes recognizing Cheney’s decades of public service despite policy differences.
- Commentary casts forthcoming funeral observances as a potential loyalty test inside the GOP, with questions raised about whether he will lie in state at the Capitol.