Andrea Mitchell defends George H.W. Bush: ‘Someone should be ashamed and it isn’t ’41’

Published October 26, 2017 5:36am ET



NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell came to former President George H.W. Bush after he was accused of sexual assault on Wednesday.

“Mrs Bush was at his side. He is in a wheelchair with Parkinson’s syndrome. Really? Someone should be ashamed and it isn’t ’41,” tweeted Mitchell, who also hosts “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. Mitchell’s husband, Alan Greenspan, served as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, including under Bush.

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