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George W. Bush Says Kanye West Calling him a Racist was a Low Point of his Presidency

George W. Bush has written a book about his presidency called ‘Decision Points.’ In the book the former president talks about everything from deciding to go to war with Iraq to how he made other critical decisions as president and in his personal life.

Surprisingly, former President Bush also writes about his Kanye West incident…. Not to be confused with the Taylor Swift/Kanye incident. Kanye West accused Bush of being a racist saying that he didn’t care about black people following Hurricane Katrina (see video below). In the book, Bush writes that West’s comments really hurt him and represented an “all time low” during his presidency.

Bush writes: “Five years later I can barely write those words without feeling disgust. 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.”

In an interview with ‘The Today Show’s’ Matt Lauer Bush is asked whether it was the worst moment of his presidency. Bush responded: “Yes. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And– it was a disgusting moment.”

Lauer responded by questioning how Kanye West’s comments were worse than the misery suffered by Louisiana residents following Hurricane Katrina. Bush was quick to clarify saying: “No – that – and I also make it clear that the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well. There’s a lot of tough moments in the book. And it was a disgusting moment, pure and simple.”

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