Was the Heart Donor purposely killed?
Dick Cheney was dying in the hospital and the doctor was telling the family that because there is no donor heart available that he will die and his wife said, "He's not going anywhere!" and the movie cuts to a scene where the man telling the story is killed and his heart used to save DC. Does this mean that someone was targeted (by DC wife) and purposely run over to get a heart from a donor? Someone please explain this scene to me.
Best Answer
No.
The death of the donor was purely accidental.
Mrs. Cheney statement that "He's not going anywhere" was just an expression of faith in her husband and his recovery and that somehow he would receive a heart.
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