"Donald Trump and JD Vance have been snubbed, by not being invited to former vice-president Dick Cheney's funeral, taking place on Thursday, according to a White House official familiar with the matter. Cheney, the former US vice-president to George W Bush and Republican defense hawk who became a fierce critic of the current US president, died earlier this month at the age of 84. The funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington DC was instead packed with old-school Republicans who held power in Cheney's political era. Bush delivered the eulogy at the 11am service."
"But in the front pews was a bipartisan group: former president Joe Biden, former vice-presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi and US supreme court chief justice John Roberts. Notable absences included Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. A spokesperson for Clinton said he had an unavoidable scheduling conflict. In a further twist that perhaps illustrated the degree to which Trump has reshaped the nation's political landscape and forged unlikely alliances, liberal MS NOW host Rachel Maddow made an appearance at the service."
Former vice-president Dick Cheney died at 84, and a funeral service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. The service was attended chiefly by old-guard Republicans from Cheney's political era, with George W. Bush delivering the eulogy. The front pews included a bipartisan grouping: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore, Dan Quayle, Nancy Pelosi and John Roberts. Donald Trump and JD Vance were not invited. Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were absent, with Clinton's spokesperson citing an unavoidable scheduling conflict. Rachel Maddow attended, and Liz Cheney's role on the January 6 committee heightened tensions with Trump.
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