Trump Cancels G20 Press Conference In Argentina 'Out Of Respect For The Bush Family'
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President Trump on Saturday canceled his press conference in Argentina.
President Trump on Saturday announced that he's canceling his news conference at the G-20 summit in Argentina in the wake of the passing of former president George H. W. Bush.
"I was very much looking forward to having a press conference just prior to leaving Argentina because we have had such great success in our dealing with various countries and their leaders at the G20," Trump tweeted. "However, out of respect for the Bush Family and former President George H.W. Bush we will wait until after the funeral to have a press conference."
Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday.
According to the New York Times, "Trump, who had a hostile relationship with the last Republican family to occupy the White House, offered nothing but praise on Saturday" for Bush.
"Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, 'a thousand points of light' illuminating the greatness, hope, and opportunity of America to the world," Trump said in a statement.
"As President, he set the stage for the decades of prosperity that have followed," Trump also said. "And through all that he accomplished, he remained humble, following the quiet call to service that gave him a clear sense of direction."
President Trump on Saturday announced that he's canceling his news conference at the G-20 summit in Argentina in the wake of the passing of former president George H. W. Bush.
"I was very much looking forward to having a press conference just prior to leaving Argentina because we have had such great success in our dealing with various countries and their leaders at the G20," Trump tweeted. "However, out of respect for the Bush Family and former President George H.W. Bush we will wait until after the funeral to have a press conference."
Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday.
According to the New York Times, "Trump, who had a hostile relationship with the last Republican family to occupy the White House, offered nothing but praise on Saturday" for Bush.
"Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, 'a thousand points of light' illuminating the greatness, hope, and opportunity of America to the world," Trump said in a statement.
"As President, he set the stage for the decades of prosperity that have followed," Trump also said. "And through all that he accomplished, he remained humble, following the quiet call to service that gave him a clear sense of direction."