President Trump has ordered Air Force One be used to transport the remains of former President George H.W. Bush to Washington, even having seats ripped out of the cabin to accommodate the casket.
It is an extraordinary move considering a past of contention and highly charged political rhetoric amongst the Bush family and the President.
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“Air Force One will be taking myself and a group of our people back to Washington,” Trump explained following the G20 Summit. “It will then be reset and it will be sent to Houston to pick up the casket of President Bush and it will be sent back to Washington.”
“And they’re taking apart … The section up front,” he added. “They’re taking all of the seats out … We’re sending the plane, this plane, to Houston. And it picks up the casket.”
CELEBRATING GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Celebrations are underway as the nation honors the late Pres. George H.W. Bush. Air Force One will carry his casket on the final trip to Washington D.C. tomorrow where he will lie in state in the Capitol. @arobach reports. https://t.co/U1A3B4DJvj pic.twitter.com/4vnXqii2Ny
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) December 3, 2018
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President Bush will lie in state at the National Cathedral
A state funeral is being held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, and will be attended by the President as well as First Lady Melania Trump.
Trump will designate December 5th as a National Day Of Mourning and has ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all federal buildings for 30 days.
“We will be spending three days of mourning and three days celebrating a really great man’s life,” Trump told reporters.
President George H.W. Bush led a long, successful and beautiful life. Whenever I was with him I saw his absolute joy for life and true pride in his family. His accomplishments were great from beginning to end. He was a truly wonderful man and will be missed by all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2018
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This “is a special tribute that he deserves very much,” the President declared. “And it’s my honor. And again, he’ll be missed. He’ll be greatly missed. He was a terrific person and terrific man.”
The media will give Trump a thorough lambasting when he takes the more abrasive path in dealing with political adversaries, but he’s been openly gracious since learning of Bush’s passing.
I say ‘openly,’ because he was very much the same after the passing of Senator John McCain, though little had been done in the way of reporting (outside of these pages) some of the things he did to honor him.
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Bush the elder had labeled Trump a “blowhard” during the 2016 presidential campaign, then admitted he cast his vote for Hillary.
“I don’t like him. I don’t know much about him, but I know he’s a blowhard,” H.W. said in a book titled, The Last Republicans. “And I’m not too excited about him being a leader.”
The fact is, President Trump might indeed be a bit of a ‘blowhard’ – he certainly puts on a bit of a show when it comes to hammering political opponents – but he is consistently gracious behind closed doors.
Sen. Lindsey Graham on President Trump and John McCain’s strained relationship: “When he says something bad about John, it pisses me off. [Trump] called yesterday after my speech… He said, ‘That was very sad, I just want to let you know that you did right by your friend.’” pic.twitter.com/wfHSh8M6TM
— CNN (@CNN) August 29, 2018
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Trump’s statements and actions since the passing of President Bush are a testament to that, and only the media is really surprised by his words and deeds.
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Geo HW Bush was a satan-worshiping homosexual pedophile and child murderer. Played a part in the murder of JFK. Everything Trump says about Bush is pure bs. The very opposite is true. Married to Barbara Pierce who was fathered by one Aleister Crowley aka The Beast 666.. world renowned satanist. Google it all!
Trump: Not the “bigger man” as presidents go except in his bloated bodily girth and obesity. There could scarcely be among residents a sharper contrast between them: the self-promoting, pathologically-lying, puerile name-calling, womanizing Trump and the genteel, self-effacing, dignified, loyal family man, G.W. Bush.
John, I recommend you stop drinking Obama’a tea as it has caused TDS for you. You sound like a little boy trouncing other boys for what they do to him. hahahahahaha . You are useless. Learn how to cope with it. As your master Obama once said: Elections have consequences.
I’d rather have him, a ‘blowhard’, then the evil non-American Barak Obama or Hilary Clinton, who seems to want only for herself. Trump has proven over and over again that he is for America and the American people. Just look at this caravan now in Mexico to see how the Democrats feel about America. They would prefer to give all of our aid to those criminals rather than our veterans and homeless. I’ll stick with Trump. I know what he’s about because he tells you. You don’t have to read between the lines. Is he a politician? Not really, that’s why I HIRED HIM. I got tired of politicians telling me what I wanted to hear and then doing the exact opposite. As for GHWB, I would have revered him more if he had caught Hussein when he had the chance. Would it have changed the course of the world and avoided 9/11? Maybe, we’ll never know. But at least he would have completed the job and not left the Kurds to hang out to dry and then get slaughtered by Hussein.
Trump knows what H.W. went through. The same MSM blasts of fake news.
I can’t help but feel the Democrats and Rino’s of Christmas past are gritting their teeth, cursing under their breath and rattling their chains with dreary groans that President Trump is honoring Bush just to spite McCain again and by extension Hillary, Owama,Bernie the Red, that dreadful mummified Pelosi et al Reid, etc. And then I laugh at them, a silly laugh with a touch of glee and mayhem.
Support for 41 and 43 were unflagging from this side. Overlooked the rumors and secrets. But then, when they should have supported the (R) and 45 (for America) , they reverted to elitist ‘type’ and have failed the true following of MAGA. I am convinced that Ronald Reagan would have supported Donald Trump with the same high character he always presented. Last ‘honest’ (D) was JFK, preceded by Harry T. “RIP”, H.W., if you can. Dubya ? We’ll see, as Trump finishes what Dubya (once was really strong for him) started (or should have after our letters to . . . and my celebratory gift to him).