White House keeps it curt over Dick Cheney, says flags lowered ‘in accordance with statutory law’

The White House is saying as little as possible about the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying flags had been lowered on federal government buildings “in accordance with statutory law.

Leavitt made the brief comments in response to a question about whether the White House would be part of funeral arrangements for Cheney, who died on Monday at the age of 84 after experiencing complications with pneumonia, cardiac and vascular disease.

Although House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is responsible for deciding whether Cheney lies in state in Congress, Cheney had a complicated relationship with President Donald Trump because of their different personalities and politics, with Cheney, at one point, describing Trump as a “coward” and a threat to the

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