WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won’t be joining his wife in attending the memorial service of former first lady Barbara Bush, matriarch of a political dynasty that Trump often clashed with during his 2016 campaign. Bush and mother of President George W. Bush. Trump offered his condolences to the Bush family on Wednesday, calling Barbara Bush “a titan in American life. Last fall, George W. Bush delivered a pointed speech that confronted many of the themes of Trump’s presidency — all without mentioning Trump by name. Mourners at those services included then-first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Rosalynn Carter.

Source: National Post April 19, 2018 22:37 UTC