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Dick Cheney, the U.S. vice president under George W. Bush, a highly influential and polarizing figure in the post-9/11 “War on Terror” and the American invasion of Iraq, has died at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family. Cheney, a Republican, died on the evening of November 3, his family said, “due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.” “For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States,” the family statement said. “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. “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 was a powerful Republican figure for decades, holding several high-profile roles But Cheney broke with the Republican Party under President Donald Trump’s leadership Cheney’s Iraq War, War on Terror legacy under scrutiny over WMD claims, use of torture, and expansion of surveillance Health issues dogged Cheney for years, though he survived five heart attacks Cheney served in the administrations of both President George H.W. Bush and his son President George W. Bush His daughter, former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, became a vocal Republican antagonist of Trump Stay with Newsweek for the latest updates. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney introduces U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on February 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
