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Why Donald Trump Was Invited To The State Funeral Of President George H.W. Bush
When John McCain made it clear that he didn’t want the current president attending his funeral, it was quite understandable why the elder statesman and war hero was refusing admittance to the man who publicly and unfathomably mocked his selfless sacrifice to serve his country during the Vietnam War.
When president George H.W. Bush passed away, and funeral arrangements were underway, the details confirmed that Donald and Melania were extended an invite.
It was hard to believe that the Bush family were willing to let bygones be bygones, considering the deplorable behavior in the form of scorching insults, that hit way below the belt in ways that can only be delivered by a thuggish coward with yellow matter on his head.
But the late patriarch, and war hero was insistent that the man he was once quoted as calling “a blowhard,” had to be present at an occasion that would force the unification of D.C.’s embattled power players and foreign dignitaries — in a setting that would inspire a climate of reverence and adherence to old-fashioned patriotism and solidarity.
Despite the reasonable explanation, it was still challenging to accept that a shitass like Trump and his equally vile trophy wife, would be permitted to share in the national…
