America's political leaders gathered at the National Cathedral on Thursday to pay respects to the late Vice President Dick Cheney.
The big picture: Cheney, vice president to former President George W. Bush, was a pivotal figure as America responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and throughout the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Cheney died on Nov. 4 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84.
- Attendees included Bush, former President Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Vice President Dan Quayle and Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and John Roberts.
- President Trump and Vice President Vance were not invited, per Reuters.
- Trump had a long-running feud with Cheney's daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 riot.
Military body bearers carry former Vice President Dick Cheney's casket into the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Former President George W. Bush speaks during the funeral service for the late Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Former President Biden greets former Vice President Kamala Harris at the funeral service for late Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20 while former Vice President Pence looks on. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush attend the funeral service of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral on Nov. 20 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
An image of former Vice President Dick Cheney is displayed at his funeral service at the National Cathedral on Nov. 20 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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