‘Godfather of the Trump presidency’: the direct through-line from Dick Cheney to Donald Trump

A proponent of the unitary executive theory, Cheney helped expand the vast presidential powers Trump enjoys todayHe spent the twilight of his career denouncing Donald Trump as a threat to the republic he loved. But Dick Cheney arguably laid the foundations of Trump’s authoritarian takeover of the United States.The former vice-president died on Monday aged 84. The White House lowered flags to half-mast in remembrance of him but without the usual announcement or proclamation praising the dec