5 नवंबर 2025

"I don’t believe the White House is involved in that planning … flags have been lowered to half-staff in accordance with statutory law."

Said Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt, quoted in "Dick Cheney, former US vice-president, dies aged 84," teased on the front page of the London Times as "Trump pays no tribute to Dick Cheney after his death."

The Times helpfully notes "US law mandates half-mast for ten days following the death of a vice-president," rubbing it in that Trump is shutting up about Cheney.

Some other headlines: "Karoline Leavitt Dishes Out Ice-Cold Answer on the Death of Dick Cheney" (Mediaite), "Trump White House snubs ex-VP Dick Cheney, offers no condolences on his death" (NY Post), "Dick Cheney’s Death Met With Stone-Cold Reaction From White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as Donald Trump Stays Mum on the News" (Radar News).

52 टिप्‍पणियां:

rehajm ने कहा…

Is Leavitt’s reaction any more stone cold than Trump’s media enemies exploiting the death of one of Trump’s political opppnents?

Clyde ने कहा…

It's no secret that Dick Cheney vociferously opposed President Trump's re-election. It would be hypocritical for Trump to come out and praise Cheney upon his passing. As I noted yesterday morning, it was a "Nil Nisi Bonum" kind of day; if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. If Trump manages that, I'll be satisfied.

Eric the Fruit Bat ने कहा…

It would be a fitting tribute to the former vice president if we all were to tell Patrick Leahy to go fuck himself.

Big Mike ने कहा…

… if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. If Trump manages that, I'll be satisfied.

@Clyde, +1

Another old lawyer ने कहा…

George W. is somewhere hoping to outlive Trump's current term. And maybe wishing for a Democrat president when he dies.

Humperdink ने कहा…

It wasn’t just Dick Cheeney that hated Trump, it was his lovely nepo-baby Tin Lizzie. If Trump says nothing I’ll be satisfied.

Lem Vibe Bandit ने कहा…

If you don't something nice to say about a recent passing, don't say anything at all.
I wholeheartedly agree with whoever influenced Trump on this. This is highly unusual.

Lem Vibe Bandit ने कहा…

Clyde! My man...

Leland ने कहा…

My dad worked for Brown and Root before it was merged with Halliburton and gutted. I have nothing to say.

wendybar ने कहा…

What Clyde wrote.

Humperdink ने कहा…

“Stone-Cold Reaction” says the headline. For Trump, who has opinion on everything and everybody, that’s a big plus.

If Trump praised Cheeney, the press would label him a phoney. If Trump trashed the him, Trump would be heartless. Trump chose the best route, but it’s still early.

narciso ने कहा…

Cheney wanted Trump dead his minion cheetham tried to enable it

boatbuilder ने कहा…

Is anyone else in the political world offering heartfelt condolences for Cheney?

Howard (not that Howard) ने कहा…

Cheney's actions as VP did not wear well.

Howard ने कहा…

Clyde's statement is weak. Merely opposing Trump for president is not enough of a reason for a snub. Plenty of political opponents bury the hatchet when one of their opposite numbers passes away.

Dick Cheney is different. He was an evil greedy bastard who was The Mastermind behind the 20 years of the war on terror that resulted in trillions upon trillions of expenditure and millions of deaths all for nothing. That's the justification for the snub, not the lack of political support for the election of your lord and savior.

narciso ने कहा…

He delivered up an iranian client state in baghdad reason enough

rhhardin ने कहा…

A tradition is always both an imposition and a choice.

The Vault Dweller ने कहा…

As others have said, it is appropriate for Trump and the White House to not say anything regarding the passing of Dick Cheney. I don't think folks in the media emotionally appreciate this given their levels of two-faced fakery, but kind words that aren't really meant and that are widely known to not be meant don't offer comfort to anyone.

Howard ने कहा…

Dick Cheney wasn't Hitler or Stalin. However, he was directly responsible for approximately the same amount of murder and mayhem perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians. Just because he got away with it doesn't mean he's not a war criminal. F*** him. Good riddance to bad garbage. I hope he suffered saw it coming and was very very afraid.

Humperdink ने कहा…

Howard said: “ Dick Cheney wasn't Hitler or Stalin”

Funny. Only because he switched allegiances. The left hated, absolutely hated Cheeney.

Leland ने कहा…

Watched the clip. The question is silly. The funeral arrangements are made by the family. The stuff about "laying in state" is worked out before their death, and I don't recall VP's getting that honor... looked it up, Hubert Humphrey was the last VP (not counting George HW Bush) to lay in state. Flag status is a statutory law thing.

I see Thune was also asked about Cheney laying in state. These people asking the questions are pushing their own agenda. Mondale wasn't given that honor. Every other VP just before or after became President or is still alive. Do you think they would be asking this question about Dan Quayle?

Jamie ने कहा…

Let's say for the sake of argument that Trump had at least liked Cheney. Let's say, then, that he'd praised him in Trumpian fashion.

Can we have any doubt that the media reaction upon hearing it would have been anything other than "Trump lauds Darth Cheney, architect of death in the Middle East"?

Humperdink ने कहा…

Jamie +1

Birches ने कहा…

Best tweet on Cheney's death yesterday from @LoganDobson: Genuinely glad he lived to see us bomb Iran

Wince ने कहा…

As with Obama in the prior post, you can see how honesty, both express and tacit, is anathema in Washington.

Josephbleau ने कहा…

It’s ok to state you w t to kill childtren with bullets nd have a nazi tattoo but if you don’t gush over a deceased political opponent you have really gone over the line.

Gerda Sprinchorn ने कहा…

Screamers gonna scream.

Kai Akker ने कहा…

I suppose he couldn't put either the man's name nor his family's into his mouth in any favorable way. So he kept his mouth shut. Trump is loved and followed because he tells the truth, especially about the opposition. Better for him, then, to stick to that manner than to make false flatteries.

Kai Akker ने कहा…

eric the fruit bat +1

Peachy ने कहा…

Solid Answer.

Since Liz switched to D - the Cheney Darth Vader Family - are all cool with the LEFT.

Peachy ने कहा…

The idiot democratic media - pose questions so they can emote later on nothing of consequence.

Peachy ने कहा…

Leland 7:25 -#

gspencer ने कहा…

Cheney and his CFR friends are no friends of America.

Aggie ने कहा…

If you think that's petty, just imagine an important legacy Republican dying, and the Republican President not being invited to his funeral. Trump saying nothing is Presidential, and if he continues, it will infuriate his opposition. I think it will continue.

Peachy ने कहा…

Dick Cheney endorsed Kamala. Or - his Daughter Liz endorsed Kalama on behalf of her aging father - who may not have really grasped the situation. In any case - one of the most vivified and hated VP's in history, became *heart-emoji* in an instant on the left.

Peachy ने कहा…

Indeed- Aggie. Trump saying nothing is the best thing he can do. I hope he can manage and continue saying nothing.

Michael ने कहा…


I will not talk ill about this dead man, for i screamed my ill will when he lived.

Lazarus ने कहा…

Cheney's not lying in state because Congress feared that the man who survived five heart attacks would suddenly sit up and start ordering them around. Hubert Humphrey was safely dead when he lay in state, and if he hadn't been, he would have been looking for orders about what to do, rather than giving them.

Bob Boyd ने कहा…

I searched "Which one of Hitler's men was Dick Cheney most often compared to?"
The immediate answer was Hermann Goering.
But now...

Achilles ने कहा…

Michael said...

I will not talk ill about this dead man, for i screamed my ill will when he lived

+1.

Just another democrat pretending to be a republican.

mccullough ने कहा…

84 is a ripe old age for a guy who looked like he was 50 when he was 30 and had health problems for a long time.

A Grand Funeral allows the DC Grifting Class to gather once again.

Perhaps Christian Bale will pay his respects.

hanuman_prodigious_leaper ने कहा…

how about laying cheney amid east wing rubble for his beloved proper ambience

Bob Boyd ने कहा…

how about laying cheney amid east wing rubble for his beloved proper ambience
That's funny.
They could put him in a mausoleum in WY then bomb it.

Amadeus 48 ने कहा…

The Bush-Cheney policy post-9/11 was a disaster. Why? Because they used the Bin Ladin- planned attack as an excise to attempt to change things in the ME, but they knew not how a change would happen. A neo- colonial police action in Afghanistan turned into a 20 year effort to nation-build in Iraq and Afghanistan. And they dropped the ball on finding and killing Bin Ladin (thanks, Obama). I can’t thank either of them for this. So, so long Dick Cheney. Good riddance.

Amadeus 48 ने कहा…

Excuse, not excise.

Sweetie ने कहा…

10 years ago the media would have said 'Satan called him home'. Now they want a 'big to do' over the guy. How do you spoof the media when they're doing a fine job all by themselves?

RCOCEAN II ने कहा…

McCain was given a big sendoff because he was a 25 year plus Senator and DC loved him. The Hump was a senator for over 24 years and was still in the Senate when he died.

Cheney was VP and served in the House through 1989. That was 36 years ago. Agnew and Mondale no state funeral. Gore wont get one. Truman and FDR's VPs didn't get one. Most of VPs since WW 2 got big send offs because they were Presidents. Nixon, Ford, Bush, LBJ, BIden.

RCOCEAN II ने कहा…

Hubert Humphrey had class. He personally called up Nixon and invited him to the funeral. This is when Nixon was in disgrace after Watergate. Compare that to McCain and Trump. Or McCain's treatment of Palin.

mikee ने कहा…

I, for one, asked AI how wealthy Dick Cheney's family was upon his death, and the answer was about $150,000,000. Not bad. Makes me think the family can afford an "FU" directed at the current president.

DINKY DAU 45 ने कहा…

And the Sadducees and Pharisees up in here show the true colors of those groups at that time. . Love your enemies, Jesus directly instructs followers to love their enemies, pray for those who persecute them, and do good to those who hate them, as found in Matthew 5:44-45 and Luke 6:27-28. Aint' gonna happen in this realm, sorry Lord wrong group as shown by the statements posted. Every knee will bow in the end, YOU get last call.

boatbuilder ने कहा…

Dinky Dau spreading the love and lecturing all on the teaching of Jesus.

No hypocrisy there.

Motes and planks come to mind...

Rabel ने कहा…

The only public appearance by Cheney in several years that I saw was his absurd prerecorded screed against Trump in 2024, I think, in which he declared that The Donald was the greatest threat to the USA in history.

I wondered at the time if he was still of sound mind or if he was possibly being controlled by his horrible daughter.

Has anybody seen another appearance? Something live?

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