Melania Trump May Look Like A Chump Thanks To Snub By 1 Key Republican

May 8, 2025 Add Comment
Melania Trump May Look Like A Chump Thanks To Snub By 1 Key Republican


Here’s hoping Melania Trump is a pro at disassociating by now — because she’s going to need it.

The first lady will host the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp dedicated to her late predecessor Barbara Bush, wife of the late President George H.W. Bush, this Thursday in the White House’s East Room.

But the event’s most significant invitee — former President George W. Bush — is likely going to skip the event honoring his mother, two unnamed officials told The Washington Post.

Representatives for the former president did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.

First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks during the International Women of Courage Award ceremony in April.

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There will be a Bush on hand at the unveiling, the Post reports. Dorothy Bush Koch, George W. Bush’s younger sister, is listed as a featured speaker at the event. Alice Yates, chief executive of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, will also be in attendance.

No word yet on whether former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager will blab about all of this on “Today,” but, hey, keep your fingers crossed!

George W. Bush and his mother, Barbara Bush, at a Texas Rangers game.
George W. Bush and his mother, Barbara Bush, at a Texas Rangers game.

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Although he attended both of President Donald Trump’s inaugurations, George W. Bush has never endorsed Trump himself, declining to back his fellow Republican in both 2016 and 2024.

He also seems less keen to pal around with Trump than he does with the Obamas — who, unlike Trump and the Bush family, are Democrats.

Michelle Obama hugs George W. Bush as their respective spouses, Barack Obama and Laura Bush, look on during the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016.
Michelle Obama hugs George W. Bush as their respective spouses, Barack Obama and Laura Bush, look on during the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016.

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At a 2021 event marking two decades since the 9/11 attacks, Bush bemoaned that “so much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear, and resentment.”

Trump appeared to think the Texas Republican’s remarks were directly aimed at him and snapped back in a statement saying that the younger Bush had “led a failed and uninspiring presidency” and “shouldn’t be lecturing anybody!”

It should also be noted that neither of Bush’s parents was a fan of Trump. George H.W. Bush declined to endorse him in 2016, opting to back Democrat Hillary Clinton.

In the 2019 book “The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of a Dynasty,” Barbara Bush reportedly considered Trump “a symbol of greed.” The book also revealed that she admitted before her death in 2018 that she didn’t consider herself a Republican anymore.



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