US EditionEx-prez in major snub of Melania Trump ahead of White House ceremony
- On Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump will present a new USPS stamp that pays tribute to Barbara Bush at a ceremony held in the White House East Room.
- The event follows Barbara Bush's death in 2018 and her legacy as an advocate for literacy, family, and country, as well as political tensions involving her family.
- Barbara Bush, wife of President George H.W. Bush, was First Lady during his single term from 1989 to 1993 and was widely recognized for her compassion and commitment. Meanwhile, her son George W. Bush, the 43rd president, reportedly plans to skip the event honoring her.
- President Donald Trump acknowledged Barbara Bush’s criticisms of him, stating in 2019, "I understood the former first lady's criticisms," while also recalling his contentious rivalry with her son Jeb during the 2016 primaries.
- The stamp unveiling will continue the USPS tradition of honoring former first ladies and marks a rare public event amid reported political snubs involving the Bush family.
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'Shrouded in mystery': Melania Trump has been missing from the White House
First Lady Melania Trump has been in the White House for fewer than 14 days at since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, the New York Times reported Wednesday. According to some sources, "even that is a generous estimate."The report revealed that Melania does not live in Washington and "vanishes from view for weeks at a time, holing up in Trump Tower in Manhattan or in Florida."Having largely remained out of the public eye during …
Ex-prez in major snub of Melania Trump ahead of White House ceremony
Things don’t look OK between the Trump and Bush families. In what’s being reported as a major snub, President George W. Bush will not attend a White House event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump that will honor Bush’s mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, according to the Washington Post.
A Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania? - Overpasses For America
The lights never seem to be on and the shutters stay shut. As the weeks pass by at the White House, the corner of the residence long used by first ladies remains dark, because this first lady does not really live in Washington. Melania Trump vanishes from view for weeks at a time, holing up in Trump Tower in Manhattan or in Florida, where she can lie low at Mar-a-Lago. Administration officials say she is at the White House more often than the pu…
George W. Bush Snubs Melania Though She’s Honoring His Mom
George W. Bush snubs Melania Trump though she’s honoring his mom. The tables have turned on the ultimate snubber, Melania, as W. has opted not to attend the unveiling of a Barbara Bush stamp at the White House, which will be hosted by the First Lady.
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