US EditionGeorge W. Bush Opens Up About Michelle Obama Friendship, and That Altoid
Bush said he slipped Michelle Obama an Altoid at John McCain’s funeral and learned the candy exchange had quickly gone viral.
- Former President George W. Bush explained the viral 2018 candy moment with First Lady Michelle Obama during a TODAY special interview with his daughter, journalist Jenna Bush Hager, for America's upcoming 250th anniversary.
- At Senator John McCain's 2018 funeral, Bush and Obama were seated together per protocol for former presidents and first ladies. Bush slipped an Altoid to Obama while they sat next to each other.
- Bush confessed to Jenna, "I didn't know what trending meant," after learning the moment went viral. He clarified the Altoid was not a joke but offered because he thought she might want one.
- Michelle Obama described Bush as her "partner-in-crime" at official functions, noting they disagree on policy but share values on humanity, love, and compassion. The friendship demonstrates civility across the political spectrum.
- Bush noted the country is "starved to see" a center-right Republican and African-American center-left Democrat converse as citizens, explaining public enthusiasm for their bipartisan friendship. Their relationship models civil discourse amid political division.
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George W Bush Spills on Viral Moment He ‘Slipped’ Michelle Obama an Altoid – And What It Says About America
Former president George W. Bush finally explained the fleeting moment that captured national attention during John McCain’s funeral when he appeared to slip something into Michelle Obama’s hand. Speaking in a sit-down with his own daughter, NBC’s TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager, for a “History Talks” event in Philadelphia to mark the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary, the former president said the viral exchange in September 2018 was far less …
"I didn't know what trending meant," George W. Bush explains in a new interview about the moment, which was shared widely on social media.
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