WASHINGTON — Hundreds of guests filled the National Cathedral for the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney , but the current president and vice president were not among those in attendance on Thursday.

There was a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an outspoken critic of fellow Republican President Donald Trump.

Trump, who has been publicly silent about Cheney’s death , was not invited to the memorial service.

Vice President JD Vance was also not invited, according to multiple media outlets, including the New York Times and CNN .

While the White House lowered its flags to half-staff after Cheney's death, as it said the law calls for, Trump did not issue the presidential proclamation that oft

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