George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at Obama Center opening in an ode to their friendship
The friendship between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush was on display again Thursday at the Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony in Chicago.
TL;DR
- George W. Bush gifted Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at the Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony.
- The gift was a callback to a viral moment at Sen. John McCain's funeral in 2018, where Bush appeared to give Obama a cough drop.
- Obama described her relationship with Bush as a "partner in crime" at official gatherings and called him "a wonderful man" and "a funny man."
- Bush stated that the country is "starved to see a White center-right Republican and an African American center-left Democrat having fun and being able to converse."
- Other former presidents and first ladies, including the Clintons and Bidens, were also in attendance.