Democrats and Republicans came together to mourn former US Vice President Dick Cheney at his funeral in Washington.
Cheney, who served under President George W. Bush from 2001-2009, died of complications from pneumonia and heart disease in early November. He was 84.
Bush, a Republican, said in his eulogy: “In a profession that attracts talkers, he was a thinker and a listener.” Former President Joe Biden, a Democrat, also attended the event.
Cheney was one of the most powerful vice presidents in history, a key architect of Bush's “war on terror” after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and an early supporter of the invasion of Iraq.
At a ceremony on Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral, Bush said that during the difficult 2004 presidential campaign, Cheney had suggested withdrawing from the election.
“I have come to the conclusion that they are no better than Dick Cheney,” Bush told mourners.
He said Cheney is “everything a president should expect as second-in-command.”
Cheney has fallen out of favor within the Republican Party in recent years after condemning President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.
Trump has also been at odds with Cheney's daughter, former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney.
In last year's White House election, both Cheneys supported Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
Harris attended the funeral along with fellow former US vice presidents Mike Pence and Al Gore.
Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance were not present. Neither did former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, both Democrats.
