WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary fashion last week when he endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the White House.

F ormer Vice President and influential Republican Dick Cheney released a statement announcing his endorsement of Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Speaking out against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, Cheney said that he can “never be trusted with power again.”

Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Vice President Harris in the 2024 election, his daughter former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Friday. The big picture: Dick Cheney once supported former President Trump.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney intends to vote for current Vice President Kamala Harris over Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.

Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican who served as vice president under former President George W. Bush, says he will not vote for Donald Trump.

I actually have the endorsement of 200 Republicans,” she said, including “the endorsement of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Congressmember Liz Cheney.” On its own, Harris welcoming the Cheneys to her tent is no big shakes.

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California said in a video posted to social media Thursday that former Vice President Dick Cheney’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris made him “competent” on the issue of defending democracy.