Former President George H.W. Bush’s office released a statement Wednesday apologizing for Bush having “patted women’s rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner.”
“At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures,” the statement read.
“To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women’s rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate,” the statement from Bush spokesman Jim McGrath continued.
“To anyone he has offended, President Bush apologizes most sincerely,” he said.
The clarification comes just hours after Bush first apologized following actress Heather Lind accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a photo op four years ago.
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“President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind,” he said.
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George H.W. Bush apologizes for having “patted women’s rears” https://t.co/diQXp7pBNA pic.twitter.com/BbjKSHvEhm
— The Hill (@thehill) October 26, 2017
STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH pic.twitter.com/OY6VSfUklA
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) October 25, 2017
Mrs Bush was at his side. He is in a wheelchair with Parkinson's syndrome. Really? Someone should be ashamed and it isn't '41. https://t.co/CGhy8yNX5i
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) October 26, 2017
GHWB is an American hero and it’s shameful that opportunists would smear a sick man and devalue a real discussion over sexual assault.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 26, 2017
Pisses me off. We have stories exposing real sexual predators in a way that is changing things for the better, & instead this is the focus?
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 26, 2017
A lot of people get so used to spending their time moralizing on Twitter that they lose all perspective on real life.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 26, 2017
If we call everything sexual assault, the term sexual assault will lose all meaning
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 26, 2017
Seriously, Twitter. Give Poppa Bush a break. https://t.co/lpUvvibmbX
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 26, 2017
This whole Me-Too campaign is getting out of hand. Really? A possibly off-color joke and a pat on the rear, which may have been accidental. These women need to lighten up. They really make it tough for women who really are victims of sexual harassment and rape. Real victims won’t be taken seriously thanks to these delicate snowflakes,
And notice that President Bush has class to apologize even if he likely did no wrong. When is Trump going to apologize for the things he has said and done regarding women? Oh, that’s right. Trump’s a tough guy and tough guys don’t apologize.
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