The funeral for former First Lady Barbara Bush took place this weekend. It was a somber affair that brought presidents from both parties together for mourning.
LEAVE POLITICS OUT OF IT – Nice photo of the @FLOTUS, Bush’s, Clinton’s, and Obama’s at the funeral of Barbara Bush posted by @jgm41 (@PaulMorsePhoto – Office of George H. W. Bush) pic.twitter.com/VTKfzILvlk
— Michael Moates (@freedom_moates) April 22, 2018
Isn’t it nice when politics can be put aside for a moment so that we can celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman who gave so much to our country?
President Trump was noticeably absent from the funeral. There was a rumor floating around online that he was “ordered” by the Bush family to stay away from the affair – a wildly implausible theory that found some takers among gullible liberals.
Trump, however, did tweet out some nice remarks about First Lady Bush:
Heading to the Southern White House to watch the Funeral Service of Barbara Bush. First Lady Melania has arrived in Houston to pay our respects. Will be a beautiful day!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2018
Today, my thoughts and prayers are with the entire Bush family. In memory of First Lady Barbara Bush, there is a remembrance display located at her portrait in the Center Hall of the @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/AuJ3RLZyax
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2018
That didn’t stop some liberals from criticizing the President for his absence.
Funeral for Barbara Bush. Trump is golfing. And spent the entire week at Mar-a-Lago. This is #notnormal
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) April 21, 2018
“While Melania was off with the ex-Presidents club (at Barbara Bush’s funeral), seemingly happier than ever … Donald Trump was at Mar-a-Lago, just firing off angry, unhinged tweets”: @JohnAvlon on “the reality of the interior life of this president” https://t.co/pUTKd8XA6l pic.twitter.com/orrG23htCb
— New Day (@NewDay) April 23, 2018
This is disgraceful. Trump didn’t attend the funeral because the security prep would have been hugely disruptive. And plus, it’s not a requirement of sitting presidents to attend the funeral service of a first lady. In fact, it’s quite rare for a president to do so.
As USA Today reports:
Trump’s absence isn’t unusual for a sitting president. The last president to attend a first lady’s funeral was John F. Kennedy, who went to Eleanor Roosevelt’s service in 1962.
Former president Barack Obama did not attend Nancy Reagan’s funeral in 2016 or Betty Ford’s in 2011, and Bill Clinton did not attend the funeral of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Clinton did speak at a graveside service for her at Arlington National Cemetery in 1994.
Once again, liberals use a special moment meant to honor someone important to attack President Trump. They truly know no shame.
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