President George W. Bush says he hopes Washington treats Barack Obama better than it treated him.
Bush was asked at his farewell news conference Monday whether Obama can be the “uniter” that Bush had hoped to be.
Bush replied that he’s been “disappointed by the tone” in Washington, and that he hopes that tone will be “different” for Obama.
He says people should feel free to disagree with Obama, but that he hopes they will still “treat him with respect.”
Looking ahead to the inauguration, Bush said he considers himself fortunate to have “a front-row seat to what is going to be a historic moment.”
—Associated Press
