The preparations forGeorge H.W. Bush’s funeral are coming together.
Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday,Donald Trumpshared that before transporting the remains of the late president to Washington, D.C., a section of seats is being removed from the plane in order to accommodate Bush’s casket.
“So what we’re doing with the plane — we land, and then they come in and these are great people that run these aircraft. They are unbelievable. And they’re taking apart — I don’t think this section. The section up front, they’re taking all of the seats out,” he told reporters, according to a White House pool report.
The plane — which is not called Air Force One unless the president is onboard — will fly to Houston, where it will pick up the late president’s casket before transporting it to Maryland’s Joint Base Andrews on Monday.
Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Members of the public will be able to pay their respects from 7:30 p.m. on Monday until 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
A state funeral will be held at the National Cathedral on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m. ET. Additionally, Wednesday will be declared a national day of mourning in dedication to Bush, President Trump announced Saturday.
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Michelle Obamahas already announced that shewill be attending the service, and that in order to do so, she had to cancel some tour dates supporting her recently released memoir,Becoming.
He will then be laid to rest at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University. His late wife Barbaraas well as their daughter Robin, whodied at the age of three from leukemia, are also buried there.
Although Trumpdid not attendBarbara’s funeral, heplans to attend Wednesday’s service.
source: people.com
