Bush, Obama Push ‘Friendship’ With Hidden Digs at Trump

In a 2021 interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, Bush expressed that he was “shocked” by the public’s reaction to the moment

In 2019, Obama told Hager that she and Bush could set aside their political differences and acknowledge their shared values.

“We disagree on policy, but we don’t disagree on humanity, we don’t disagree about love and compassion,” she said. “I think that’s true for all of us — it’s just that we get lost in our fear of what’s different. ”