Not doing one out 1000 horrible things is not worthy of respect.

In fact, opposing it fits Cheney’s character because his entire evil persona was based on getting everyone else to do his evil bidding within the working government. Someone trying to overthrow a system he manipulated was a personal attack by Trump. Cheney didn’t oppose it out of his love for America or anything, he opposed it because it undermined his life’s work and he took it personally.