Bush and Obama’s 2018 moment at John McCain’s funeral left users on the social media perplexed
George W. Bush has finally explained the viral moment he was seen slipping former first lady Michelle Obama something during a funeral, leaving people to be sh0cked at their closeness.
It can be hard to see two people on different sides of the political spectrum be civil, or even kind to one another after witnessing the carnage of election campaigns and arguments.
Yet Bush and Obama have shown it’s not only possible, but also wholesome too.
The two have been spotted a couple of times together at functions, with a notable one being at John McCain’s funeral in 2018 in September.
After the processions, Bush continued to reveal that it seemed to have caused a wave on social media, as he sat down to talk to his daughter, journalist Jenna Bush Hager, for a TODAY special for the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
“I get a little antsy, as I’m sure you know. And I was sitting next to Michelle, that’s who I sit next to at funerals,” joked Bush, as he referenced the protocol of having a former president sit beside a former first lady (Obama) for official events.
“I was kinda teasing her and stuff, and I slipped her an Altoid. Not as a joke, but I thought she might want one,” he continued, finally explaining what he’d given her during the funeral.