George W. Bush opens up about Altoids and his friendship with Michelle Obama

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsGeorge W. Bush opens up about Altoids and his friendship with Michelle ObamaFormer President George W. Bush joked that he did not even know what ‘trending meant’ when the clip went viralOwen Scott Wednesday 22 April 2026 09:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962498","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/george-bush-altoid-michelle-obama-b2962498.html","title":"George W. Bush opens up about Altoids and his friendship with Michelle Obama"}}CloseGeorge W. Bush reveals his decision on 2024 endorsement after Cheney snubbed TrumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Former Pre...