Donald Trump will not attend former First Lady Barbara Bush's funeral
President Donald Trump will not attend the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush this Saturday in Houston, a farewell to which one of his successors in office, the current first lady, Melania, will attend, the White House reported today.
The White House explained that Trump has decided not to attend the funeral to avoid "interruptions" due to the bulky security device that always accompanies the president.
"First Lady Melania Trump will attend Barbara Bush's funeral this Saturday on behalf of the First Family. To avoid disruption due to additional security, and out of respect for the Bush family and friends attending this service, President Trump will not attend. "the White House said in a short statement.
The funeral service for Barbara Bush will be held Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, where she and her husband, former President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), attended regularly.
In a statement Tuesday, following the announcement of her death, the White House mourned the death of Barbara Bush at the age of 92.
"President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join the nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush. As a wife, mother, grandmother, military wife, and former first lady, Mrs. Bush was an advocate for the American family." , read the note that was released then in Trump's personal account.
The wife of former President George HW Bush and mother of the former President George W. Bush (2001-2008) had long suffered from a chronic pulmonary obstruction, which affected her heart capacity, which had led her to be admitted to hospital on numerous occasions. over the last few years.
Born in New York on June 8, 1925, Barbara Pierce (her maiden name) is one of two women in American history alongside Abigail Adams (wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams, second and fifth presidents of the nation) who has been the wife and mother of a president.
