"Alongside daughter and US representative Liz, he became a notable critic of president Donald Trump, Speaking in 2022 when Liz was considering running for the presidency, Cheney said: "In our nation's 246-year history, there has never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election, using lies and violence to keep himself in power, after the voters had rejected him. He is a coward.""
"Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, stood in opposition to George W Bush and the majority of the Republican Party's stance on LGBTQ+ rights. In 2004, he distanced himself from Bush's calls for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, saying that "freedom means freedom for everyone", adding: "People ought to be free to enter any kind of relationship they want." His support for same-sex marriage came more than a decade before the Supreme Court issued national protections for same-sex couples' right to marry."
Dick Cheney died at age 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, surrounded by his wife Lynne and daughters. Cheney served as US vice-president from 2001 to 2009 and previously as defence secretary and chief of staff to President Gerald Ford. He was a polarising figure and a leading advocate for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He became a notable critic of Donald Trump alongside his daughter Liz. Cheney was an uncommon Republican supporter of same-sex marriage, influenced in part by his daughter Mary, and expressed nuanced views on federal protections for marriage.
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