President George W. Bush has released a statement following the news that Vice President Dick Cheney passed away.

In his statement, Bush called the death of Cheney a “loss to the nation and sorrow to his friends.”

“Laura and I will remember Dick Cheney for the decent, honorable man that he was,” the former world leader wrote. “History will 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.”

George W. Bush then reflected on Dick Cheney’s rise in politics, from being a young White House aide to Chief of Staff, to Congressman, to Secretary of Defense, and then finally the 46th Vice President of the United States.

“I asked him to join my ticket in 2000 after first enl

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