Trump officially informed Congress of Bush's passing on Monday morning.
\"With his passing, we mark one of the last pages of a defining chapter in American history,\" Trump wrote, describing Bush as \"fearless, courageous, adventurous and unyielding.\"
While the president's public statements in the wake of Bush's passing have been marked with respect, he declined to respond on Saturday in Buenos Aires when asked by reporters whether he had any regrets about his past statements insulting the Bush family.
Trump's long-running feud with the Bush family peaked during the 2016 campaign as he regularly mocked Jeb Bush in the GOP presidential primary. Long before that, however, Trump was a frequent critic of his brother George W. Bush and at one point described him as the \"worst\" president in U.S. history.
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PHOTO: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pay their respects as former president George H. W. Bush lies in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2018.
George H.W. Bush's state funeral will be the first public interaction between Trump and the Bush family since his inauguration.
First lady Melania Trump attended Barbara Bush's funeral last year, while the president decided not to attend, in order to avoid the further disruption of a heightened Secret Service presence. Trump said Saturday that he spoke over the phone with former President George W. Bush and Jeb Bush to offer both his condolences, and has several times since Bush's passing lauded the former president calling him a \"truly wonderful man.\"
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