George W. Bush delivers pizza to his unpaid Secret Service agents and calls for shutdown to end
- Former US president bought his bodyguards at least six pizzas, according to a social media post
Former US president George W. Bush has been an unintentional beneficiary of the Trump administration, his reputation buoyed with the benefit of time and an unpopular leader from his own party.
On Friday, he continued to embrace the role of good guy, with a photo of himself delivering pizzas to his Secret Service detail that he posted on Instagram.
“Laura W. Bush and I are grateful to our Secret Service personnel and the thousands of Federal employees who are working hard for our country without a pay cheque,” he wrote. “And we thank our fellow citizens who are supporting them.”
The message comes as the shutdown, already the longest in history, nears a 27th day, as Trump’s demand for US$5 billion of funding for a border wall has met the harsh political realities of a divided government. Some furloughed workers have taken to accepting food handouts amid the weeks without a pay cheque.
It’s time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown
But Bush’s guards are not going hungry. The president bought them at least six pizzas, according to the Instagram post. He punctuated the post with a call for officials to figure out a way to end the impasse, though he did not give specifics.
