Is Dick Cheney Advising President-Elect Biden?

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A tweet claiming that CNN reported former Vice President Dick Cheney will be advising President-elect Joe Biden on foreign policy went viral on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/WahidSakaKhan/status/1325156126560804864

CNN has reported no such thing. A review of the network’s recent election coverage does not include any reporting to suggest Cheney will advise Biden in any capacity, and CNN’s head of strategic communications, Matt Dornic, took to Twitter to set the record straight:


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    CVS

    I saw this and was like "Well, that would be a pleasant surprise!"

    Should have known it was fake.

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    Merrijane

    I saw this and wondered about it. Honest question—why do people take random strangers on the internet at their word?

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  3. Counterpoint

    Why won’t The Dispatch just let you write that you refuse to dignify this with a fact check.

    This makes every bit as much sense conceptually as Donald Trump hiring Nicolas Maduro as an economic consultant.

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    1. Counterpoint

      Let me change that to Paul Krugman instead of Maduro. Sorry, I got carried away on the wings of absurdity!

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        The Stray Goose

        Krugman/Maduro - both are equally 'competent'.

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    The Chad

    Poor Alec lol

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    Will

    He should be! And the Biden Admin would do well to listen.

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    1. Jose A Rodriguez

      ...uhh...Iraq?

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        Steven Spelledright

        This might require a long conversation, but yes, even with Iraq Dick Cheney's advice to anyone would be useful.

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