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George W. Bush: 'It's a problem that Americans are so polarized' they can't imagine him being friends with Michelle Obama
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Former President George W. Bush reflected in a new interview on the surprise many Americans expressed at his friendship with former first lady Michelle Obama.
In an interview released on Sunday with CBS News's Norah O'Donnell, Bush noted several times that his friendly relationship with Obama has gone viral, including when they hugged at the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture and when he passed her a cough drop during former Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) 2018 funeral.
"It shocked me," Bush said of the reaction to the viral moment at McCain's funeral. "We got in the car, and I think Barbara or Jenna said, 'Hey, you're trending.''