Dick Cheney, lifelong Republican, votes for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris

Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Thursday, made the announcement when asked by Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic magazine during an on-stage interview at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

“Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris,” said Liz Cheney to cheers from the audience.

“Wow,” Leibovich replied.

Like his daughter, Dick Cheney was an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, particularly during Liz Cheney's ill-fated re-election campaign in 2022.

In a campaign ad for Liz Cheney, who was seeking a fourth term as Wyoming's only congresswoman, Dick Cheney called Trump a “coward” for trying to “steal the last election with lies and violence to hold on to power after voters rejected him.”

The ad did little to help his daughter in a deep-red state that was once dear to the Cheney family but is now squarely on Trump's side. Liz Cheney lost her Republican primary by a 2-1 margin to Trump-backed attorney Harriet Hageman.

The former vice president's absence from Friday's announcement of his support was conspicuous, as he has made little or no public appearances over the past year or more.