Trump ally Roger Stone has doubled down on his criticism of Barbara Bush after calling the former first lady “a nasty drunk” following news she had died Tuesday at the age of 92.
“She is descending into hell right now. She’s not going to heaven. She was a bad person,” Stone told controversial website InfoWars.com Wednesday.
Stone’s comments come after he posted an initial statement on Instagram where he tore into the former first lady following her death.
He added she made former first lady Betty Ford, who struggled with alcoholism and substance abuse issues, look like temperance movement leader Carrie Nation.
“Barbara Bush drank so much booze, if they cremated her … her body would burn for three days,” the political trickster wrote.
Stone then defended his remarks to The Wrap on Wednesday, arguing that Bush had said “worse things” about him.
“Barbara Bush was a vindictive, entitled, mean spirited woman. May she rest in peace,” he told the online platform.
Stone, who worked on the Trump campaign until August 2015, has been a staunch critic of Barbara Bush’s second son Jeb Bush, writing his 2016 book, Jeb! and the Bush Crime Family.
On Tuesday, Barbara Bush succumbed to a yearlong battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.
The beloved matriarch used her profile as first lady from 1989-1993 to advocate for universal literacy.
First lady Melania Trump will attend Bush’s funeral Saturday in Houston, Texas.
