Dick Cheney remembered at funeral
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Social media has strong reactions to liberal MS NOW host Rachel Maddow attending the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who she previously spoke critically of.
Washington National Cathedral is hosting a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of fellow Republican President Donald Trump.
DEATH THREATS: President Donald Trump, in a series of social media posts this morning, accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for behavior that, he said, could be “punishable by death.”
The Trump White House made no effort to honor the late Dick Cheney as he was remembered across town on Thursday.
Dick Cheney’s legacy spans Iraq, executive power and a late break with Donald Trump. He used to be the Republican party. Not so anymore.
Those sitting in the pews summoned images of a bygone era when raw partisanship was not what defined leadership.