It’s common in the news industry to pre-write obituaries for famous people, but it’s always embarrassing when one goes live when it should not. Like this obit for Barbara Bush that was up on CBSNews.com briefly on Sunday:
CBS erroneously publishes obituary for former first lady Barbara Bush. https://t.co/7oLQlnYPRA pic.twitter.com/3Svzcm05Lh
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 15, 2018
From the Miami Herald:
The first lines of the story read, “Barbara Bush, the witty, gregarious matriarch of a political dynasty that propelled two of its members to the White House and dominated Republican politics for decades, has died after a series of recent hospitalizations. She was 92. A Bush family spokesman said Bush passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones.”
Oof.
As we told you earlier, the office of GHWB released a statement saying Mrs. Bush “has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care”:
Statement by the Office of George H. W. Bush on the health of former First Lady Barbara Bush. pic.twitter.com/4csUS6IRKZ
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) April 15, 2018
President Trump and Melania Trump have since offered their prayers to the entire Bush family:
NEW: White House Statement on #BarbaraBush Per @PressSec : pic.twitter.com/oTbWFFqBN0
— Fin Gomez (@finnygo) April 15, 2018
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Related:
Office of George H.W. Bush releases a very sad update regarding his wife's health https://t.co/ydfGX53Iyh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 15, 2018
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