Trump to attend George H.W. Bush funeral

[DonViejo]

By ANDREW RESTUCCIA 12/01/2018 09:14 AM EST

BUENOS AIRES -- President Donald Trump will attend George H. W. Bush’s funeral in Washington, D.C., the White House announced on Saturday.

Trump, who has a strained relationship with the Bush family and did not attend Barbara Bush’s funeral, is scheduled to talk to George W. Bush by phone on Saturday to offer his condolences, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. She said that the president and First Lady Melania Trump were notified of Bush’s death last night.

“A state funeral is being arranged with all of the accompanying support and honors,” Sanders said, adding that Trump will designate this Wednesday as a National Day Of Mourning.

The funeral in Washington, D.C.,is scheduled to take place at the National Cathedral.

###

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/01/trump-attending-bush-funeral-1037037

[True Dough]

1. Trump will still find a way

to make it about himself, always the "victim".

[underpants]

2. Gee, hope it doesn't rain.

☔️

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Has he no shame? Silly question. Of course he doesn't.

[dalton99a]

4. It will be a terrific funeral

[Control-Z]

5. Whose funeral is this? eom

[Princess Turandot]

7. Phyllis Schlafly..nt

[octoberlib]

6. Too bad they'll be stinking up the place. They should be banned

[KentuckyWoman]

8. I would enjoy it if

GWB asked Trump to stay away and ask Barack and Bill to speak.

[octoberlib]

9. Me, too. Apparently Trump hasn't talked to

anyone in the family yet so he basically invited himself to the funeral.

[rurallib]

11. I was hoping similar also

[Gidney N Cloyd]

10. Trump didn't simply "not attend Barbara Bush's funeral," I believe he was 'nonvited.'

Or am I conflating her funeral with McCain's?

[KentuckyWoman]

12. Only Melania went

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43839659

Trump claimed it was out of respect to avoid the security and media headaches. Apparently he doesn't respect GHWB as much.