Leaders from George W Bush to John Barrasso paid tribute to the former vice-president’s decades of public service
US political leaders offered their condolences about the death of Dick Cheney, with George W Bush describing his former vice-president as “a calm and steady presence in the White House amid great national challenges”.
Bush wrote in a statement that he would remember Cheney “for the decent honorable man that he was” and that history would remember him “as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.”
Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming offered praise. “Wyoming mourns the passing of Vice President Dick Cheney,” he wrote on X.
“His unflinching leadership shaped many of the biggest moments in domestic and U.S. foreign policy for decades. Dick will be remembered as a towering figure who helped guide the course of history in Wyoming, the United States, and around the world.”
