First lady Melania Trump and Dorothy Bush Koch unveil a U.S. Postal Service Stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush, on May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

George W. Bush did not attend a White House event honoring his late mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, with a commemorative U.S. postal service stamp.

Trump has also repeatedly criticized George W. Bush’s response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the Iraq war. “Bush led a failed and uninspiring presidency.

Even Barbara Bush herself had some strong words for Trump back in 2016, when she told CNN she was “sick” of the president and the “terrible things” he’s said about women and the military.