Why didn't Trump go to Barbara Bush's send off?

[FairDemocrat]

You think the rest of the Bush's told him to go away...Obama and the Clintons were there

[Snackshack]

1. Persona Non Grata...

[Dennis Donovan]

2. ...because sitting POTUS's don't do it. bc AND bo didn't

[FairDemocrat]

4. can you explain

I am missing something here

[tammywammy]

7. The last sitting president to attend a funeral for a former First Lady was JFK. n/t

[FairDemocrat]

10. JFK was awesome though

I am sure it isn't some kind of rule to not show some respect

[StatGirl]

13. The security around a sitting president isn't trivial

It would basically mess up everything. Sitting presidents are being polite to the family when they stay away.

There are lots of things to dislike Trump for. This isn't one of them.

[MaryMagdaline]

24. Was that Eleanor Roosevelt's funeral? His dad served in administration

And Eleanor was head of the liberal ring of the party, in spirit at least.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Golfing?

[FairDemocrat]

5. Rush Limbaugh in the Keys

Another backdoor deal with Sean Hannity for this coming week?

[pamdb]

6. barbara bush funeral

I understood that the Bush's didn't want him there. I don't know if
Barbara requested it or what (especially considering the cracks he's made about Jeb and from I understand she was all about family). But that's what I heard/read somewhere.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. He knew that he would be revealed as a sham when surrounded by actual Presidents.

Not that I'm a fan of either Bush, but compared to the current resident of the White House (I still feel gut punched calling Trump President) they both come off as genuine statesmen.

[FairDemocrat]

18. I think your on to something

Besides all of the Trumped up election panel that was running, I am pretty sure all of that was staged too from this constant lockstep going on right now and the using of the FIX(FOX) to run the White House..I haven't seen the GOP for years now

[ALBliberal]

9. Were the Carters able to make it just wondering

[Raine1967]

12. Mrs. Carter is recovering from surgery.

“President and Mrs. Carter regret that they are unable to attend,” the Carter Center in Atlanta said in a statement Thursday morning. “President Carter will be on a private trip overseas, and although she is recovering, Mrs. Carter is not yet able to travel following her recent intestinal surgery.”

https://www.ajc.com/news/jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-won-attend-barbara-bush-funeral/LWARHUcmLv9y3MiNJrqSrI/

[ALBliberal]

15. Thanks. Love them not sure we deserved them as a country.

[Raine1967]

17. We deserved them, the GOP took them away from us.

he deserved a second term, IMO.

[BlueTsunami2018]

11. Because she hated him.

What would he go? Besides, he has golfing to do.

[malaise]

14. The Bush family didn't want a repeat of this from the

despicable uncouth creep at their matriarch's funeral service

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2017/may/25/trump-appears-to-push-aside-montenegro-pm-at-nato-photocall-video

[Raine1967]

16. He's scared to face Obama.

and I don't think the family really wanted him there.

[Leith]

19. He Was Probably Avoiding the Clintons, Too

Imagine the cold shoulder chumpy would get from the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Bushes. He'd have to watch them all be friendly with each other while leaving orange mcorangeface out of the group.

[Raine1967]

20. Indeed, the Clintons as well.

He's a coward at heart.

[BigMin28]

21. Just imagine

What a slob he would have looked like sitting on the end of the row next to President Obama, and President Clinton. He couldn't stand the side by side comparisons.

[cwydro]

22. This has been explained again and again..

Why doesn’t anyone pay attention?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. Because, for the gazillionth time, sitting presidents don't usually attend former FL funerals.

They send the current FL as their representative, so this wasn't a breach of protocol.

As the New York Post explains: “In recent decades, presidents have not attended the funerals of former first ladies.”

We examined the last five funerals that were held for former first ladies. We found that while it is customary for first ladies to attend such services, a sitting president attended only one:

President Obama did not attend Betty Ford’s funeral services... But first lady Michelle Obama did attend, along with former first ladies Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan. ... President George W. Bush did not attend the funeral for Lady Bird Johnson, who passed away in 2007. First lady Laura Bush did attend, as did former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former first ladies Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan. ...President Bill Clinton attended the graveside services of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 1994, and delivered an address. ... Clinton did not, however, attend the funeral of former first lady Pat Nixon... President Ronald Reagan did not attend former first lady Bess Truman’s funeral in 1982, according to the Washington Post. First lady Nancy Reagan did attend, along with former first ladies Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford.

https://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/Ready-Reference/JKO-Fast-Facts/JBKO-Funeral-Mass.aspx

Spanky doesn't care about protocol, but it's likely that he was either asked not to attend or decided he'd rather play golf since he wouldn't be the center of attention.

[MaryMagdaline]

25. Not protocol. Melania did better anyway by not drawing attention away from the Bush family.

[FairDemocrat]

28. I agree with this comment, show some respect

We are all still Americans

[MaryMagdaline]

30. Exactly

[dflprincess]

26. The last time a sitting president attended a first lady's funeral

was when JFK went to Eleanor Roosevelt's funeral and even attended a lunch at her youngest son's home. (And what prominent Democrat would have skipped ER's services?)

But, remember, security requirements were not as strict 50+ years ago as they are today.

[EffieBlack]

27. Can you imagine if he'd gone? After 10 minutes sitting and not being the center of attention

he'd have been squirming and fidgeting - have we ever seen him just sitting still anywhere he's not the focus of attention?

And after the service, no telling how boorishly he would have behaved, how many inappropriate things he would have said and how many people he would have disgusted and insulted.

I have a feeling everyone involved is glad he stayed his ass at home.

[msongs]

29. not...invited nt

[no_hypocrisy]

31. Bar probably added to her Codicil that Trump wasn't welcome to attend her funeral.

Not to mention the optics of pictures of the Trumps being put far away from anyone famous. Like George P. Bush.

[edbermac]

32. Too busy yanking off to Stormy's Penthouse pics.