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WASHINGTON – Former President George HW Bush, who died last Friday will attend a burial of state at the Washington National Cathedral , DC After the departure of Mr. Bush's body in Washington, he will have a memorial to The Episcopal Church St. Martin in Houston, the same church where his wife, Barbara was commemorated earlier this year, reports Omar Villafranca of CBS News.
million. Bush will be buried in his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
President Trump will designate Wednesday a day of national mourning, said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The White House has already lowered its flag in the honor of the former president. Sanders said that Mr. Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, would attend the funeral.
The White House also issued a proclamation ordering the American flag to be flown halfway through the White House and in all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and at all naval stations, in all warships and in United States consulates. and embassies abroad for 30 days
Bush should be in state on the Capitol before his funeral. According to its website, the Bush family is partnering with the Department of Defense-National Capital Region working group to arrange for funerals.
The exact dates and times of ceremonies in Texas and Washington are not yet available. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Bush's body would be buried on Capitol Hill as of December 3 at 5 pm until December 5 at 7:00 pm
Global News Canada announced that former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney would make a funeral praise at Bush's funeral.
million. Trump did not attend the funeral of Mr. Bush's wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, in April of this year, although First Lady Melania Trump attended the ceremony.
The last The major funeral in Washington was Arizona Senator John McCain criticizing Mr. Trump's voice. The president did not attend McCain's funeral, where former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama spoke. It is unclear how former presidents will react to Mr. Trump at Bush's funeral. Mr. Trump ran to overthrow Mr. Obama's legacy and defeated Mr. Clinton's wife, Hillary, in the 2016 presidential election.
The former M Bush was also not a fan of Mr. Trump, according to an interview granted in May 2016 with Mark K. Updegrove in his book "The Last Republicans". He said that he thought Mr. Trump was headed by "some ego" and that he "did not like" Mr. Trump.
"I do not know much about him, but I know he's a very hard man." Bush added. "And I'm not too excited at the idea that he is a leader."
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