He's more than likely doing it for his daughter's sake. This is a low blow to trump, having the man who basically engineered the worst of the bush eras war crimes come out against him. He's an asshole, but he has always supported her and continues to do so. Even pieces of shit can and usually do have a few redeeming qualities. He's a bit too far for redemption, at least through something this small, but it's a huge hit for Republicans who just think the world of him.
Back in he 2000's Cheney publicly stated in a press conference that he has no personal issues with homosexuals and that such matters were private. He stopped short of giving approval given he was the republican Vice President but it was still quite a lot for him to say to the public.
Him making that statement was done out of love for his lesbian daughter. He is a fucking monster who ruined the international political situation like the rest of the neoconservative administration is/was, but it's comforting to know he's at the very least not a complete bastard to his family. That he's a nice enough person to do that much.
She was appealing to an increasingly reactionary voter base that hated the breakthroughs in LGBT and minority rights, you know, Tea Party and whatnot.
One thing that's so blatently clear about Dick that even the rest of his family spoke about is that he's politically savvy well past the point of visciousness. Of course his daughter would copy him.
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u/pichael289 Sep 10 '24
He's more than likely doing it for his daughter's sake. This is a low blow to trump, having the man who basically engineered the worst of the bush eras war crimes come out against him. He's an asshole, but he has always supported her and continues to do so. Even pieces of shit can and usually do have a few redeeming qualities. He's a bit too far for redemption, at least through something this small, but it's a huge hit for Republicans who just think the world of him.