'We don’t agree politically, but we don’t talk politics,' Bush said of Clinton. Barbara Bush: 'I love Bill Clinton'

Former first lady Barbara Bush says while their politics might not align, she and her husband are very close with his successor, former President Bill Clinton.

“I love Bill Clinton. Maybe not his politics, but I love Bill Clinton,” Bush said in an interview with C-SPAN that aired Monday.


Bush said the friendship between her, Clinton and former President George H.W. Bush developed over time.

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“My husband, Bill Clinton and I have become friends. And Bill visits us every summer. We don’t agree politically, but we don’t talk politics,” Bush said.

The Bush family matriarch said she sees a father-son relationship between the 41st and 42nd presidents.

“Bill’s father wasn’t around, and I think he thinks of George a little bit like the father he didn’t have,” Bush said. “He is very loving to him. … When they went on that long tsunami trip, George told me Bill insisted he stay in bed and Bill insisted that he was taken care of. That was really nice. “

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