Dick Cheney To Address GOP Leaders At RNC Meeting

Members of the Republican National Committee are gathering in Los Angeles this week for their annual spring meeting, where they'll discuss the GOP's path forward. As top Republicans review the findings of the RNC's recent autopsy -- which was meant to find new ways to expand the party's outreach on the heels of 2012 election losses -- CNN reports that RNC organizers are also set to receive counsel from former Vice President Dick Cheney.

The details of Cheney's appearance haven't been released, according to CNN. But Cheney's presence at the GOP confab is the latest sign that Republicans are still turning to the previous administration for advice, even as many top officials in the party appear to be actively rebranding.

On Tuesday, GOP lawmakers conferred with Cheney on recent North Korean threats.

"We're in deep doo doo," Cheney warned, according to CNN.

The former vice president and architect of the Iraq War then spoke specifically about North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un, invoking his past dealings with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to advise, "you never know what they're thinking."

RNC members are dealing with a full slate of issues at the three-day meeting, including concerns from conservatives that the GOP is backing away from its opposition to gay marriage. Cheney's appearance at the conference could leave them unsettled, as he has been an active supporter of marriage equality for a number of years.