George W. Bush “Disgusted” By Kanye West’s Rant
Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Kanye West’s infamous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” rant disgusted the very same person he referred to. Former president George W. Bush said it was one of his “most disgusting” moments in his term as the country’s leader.
In an interview with Matt Lauer, Bush said he didn’t appreciate the hip-hop superstar calling him a racist during a segment for the Hurricane Katrina relief benefit concert in 2005.
He told the host on his “Matt Lauer Reports” special on NBC, via EW.com, “He called me a racist. And I didn’t appreciate it then. I don’t appreciate it now. It’s one thing to say, ‘I don’t appreciate the way he’s handled his business. It’s another thing to say, ‘This man’s a racist.” I resent it, it’s not true.”
Lauer also quoted lines from Bush’s new book “Decision Points,” which read: “Five years later I can barely write those words without feeling disgust. You go on: ‘ I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn’t like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.’”
Bush admitted that that was the worst moment of his presidency.
Lauer pointed out that people might give him heat for mentioning that particular moment in the book, but Bush replied, “Don’t care.”
He said that while the devastating situation in Louisiana affected him deeply, Kanye’s words were different because it was a “disgusting moment, pure and simple.”
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