Former US President, George W. Bush is not expected to attend a White House ceremony on Thursday honoring his late mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, according to the Washington Post.
First Lady Melania Trump is set to host the East Room event on Thursday, where she will unveil a new postage stamp commemorating the wife of former President George H.W. Bush.
While Bush’s snub of the gathering has been confirmed by White House officials, other members of the Bush family are expected to attend the event.
Attendees include Doro Bush Koch, George W. Bush’s younger sister who is listed as one of several featured speakers at the unveiling, and Alice Yates, chief executive of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation.
Bush’s notable absence follows years of lingering tensions between the Bush family and Trump.
However, while Bush has acknowledged Trump’s political victories in the past, he has repeatedly kept his distance from the leader for years.
The former Republican president declined to endorse Trump in any of his three presidential bids and did not vote for him in 2016 or 2020.
Trump, on his own part, has taken different swipes at Bush, criticizing his presidency as “uninspiring”.