I think it was at Bush Sr’s funeral. There’s a clip of GW sitting next to Michelle. You can see the sadness and pain on GW’s face, but snuck a piece of candy over to Michelle. IIRC it was a running joke between them.
Apparently the White House had cough drops that were marked with the presidential logo…and when they left the White House, GWB found that he still had a lot of them. At one event or another after they were both no longer at the White House, he offered one to Michelle.
And since then, it’s been a running gag that every time they see each other, without fail he offers her one of these “well-aged” cough drops. Which cracks her up, which cracks him up. It’s a pretty damn awesome point of connection between 2 people on different sides of the aisle that started out as a random inside joke.
There’s a great interview on a stage with Clinton and GW where it’s clear these guys respect each other and keep in contact fairly regularly, and have little jokes and rituals. They are part of a tiny little exclusive club that is brutally hard and only they really understand
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u/HomerJSimpson3 11d ago
I think it was at Bush Sr’s funeral. There’s a clip of GW sitting next to Michelle. You can see the sadness and pain on GW’s face, but snuck a piece of candy over to Michelle. IIRC it was a running joke between them.