President Trump paid his respects Monday evening to the late former President George H.W. Bush in the Capitol Rotunda.
Accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, the president stood in silence with eyes close facing Bush’s casket. After several moments he gave Bush a salute while Melania put a hand over her heart.
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Earlier in the day, Vice President Mike Pence and other politicians and dignitaries attended a ceremony in the rotunda, offering praise of Bush.
Bush, who was the 41st president, died at his home in Houston on Friday at the age of 94.
He will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda through Wednesday morning, after which a funeral will take place at the Washington National Cathedral.
Afterwards, Bush will be transported back to Texas where he will be buried at the Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M alongside Barbara Bush and their daughter Robin, who died in 1953 at 3 years old due to leukemia.
