The funeral for Sen. John McCain at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC was held on Saturday, and former presidents and first ladies were present. Among those in attendance were George W. Bush and Michelle Obama, who were captured on video having the following exchange in this tweet that now has over 70,000 retweets:
George W. Bush sneaking a piece of candy to Michelle Obama is warming my heart . pic.twitter.com/pAtDdIcSeB
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) September 1, 2018
That tweet got an avalanche of positive reaction. Here’s just a sampling:
Ya might disagree with him on policy but GWB was and always will be a gem of a human and a gentleman. https://t.co/m75X8KvVls
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) September 2, 2018
This is great. https://t.co/yV1DO7JgD2
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) September 2, 2018
This is one of my favorite moments. The adoration of GWB for Michelle Obama is so sweet. https://t.co/KH1O5xhOnL
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 1, 2018
This made me smile. https://t.co/NnSY2U94hc
— Russell Moore (@drmoore) September 1, 2018
Instant Twitter classic. https://t.co/DzIx7I8hwE
— Mark Lorando (@MarkLorando) September 1, 2018
I don’t know why GWB & Michelle’s relationship is so darling to me, but it is always the highlight when they are together. This made me giggle. https://t.co/O5z2FTUZPf
— Nish Weiseth (@NishWeiseth) September 1, 2018
Pres. George W. Bush and First Lady @MichelleObama are always up to something when they sit near each other. I love their energy! Laughter. Hand holding. Singing. Candy passing. Hugging selves! https://t.co/u1CTd0hm1R
— Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) September 1, 2018
But of course, not everybody thought that was a nice lighter moment.
The only thing better than this is how much it bothers the rage-tweeters https://t.co/5jdYiMubTL
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) September 2, 2018
Ain’t that the truth!
Some tweeters weren’t about to forget their dislike for the nation’s 44th president, even in the age of Trump.
This does not warm my heart. https://t.co/7KShG3VCgY
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 1, 2018
Forget George Bush’s legacy of war, destruction and torture because “look how cute, he gave Michelle Obama some candy”. People have awfully short memories. https://t.co/dlsN4u2I3o
— Liam O'Hare (@Liam_O_Hare) September 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/ZackBornstein/status/1036057944398286849
He started a fake war that killed hundreds of thousands. Doling out candy doesn't suddenly make Georhe W. Bush cute to me…. https://t.co/dlmojJ6ktA
— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) September 1, 2018
Personally, I haven't forgotten who George W. Bush is or what he did https://t.co/F5Bc7acrfZ
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) September 1, 2018
Such a cute unprosecuted war-criminal. ? https://t.co/ScQ55jkJzs
— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) September 1, 2018
yo wtf is wrong with people this shit ain’t cute george w bush is a war criminal. https://t.co/iCrRF8R76c
— Hasan Piker (@hasanthehun) September 2, 2018
people are romanticizing a war criminal ? https://t.co/Yj8yEjDgRk
— kat (@_eyeliketacos) September 2, 2018
yo wtf is wrong with people this shit ain’t cute george w bush is a war criminal. https://t.co/iCrRF8R76c
— Hasan Piker (@hasanthehun) September 2, 2018
The apologetics for previous administrations in this thread is mind numbing. Proving once again Americans are prone to collective amnesia. https://t.co/H75778778X
— Lefty-Desiree McLeftyFace (@TinaDesireeBerg) September 1, 2018
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