Former president George W. Bush is not expected to attend a Thursday event at the White House honoring his late mother, two White House officials familiar with the plans told The Washington Post. First lady Melania Trump is hosting the event in the East Room,

A key member of the Bush family has snubbed Melania Trump after declining to attend a ceremony hosted by the first lady honoring the late Barbara Bush. Former President George W. Bush is not expected to attend a Thursday event at the White House’s East Room for the unveiling of a U.

Bush is not expected to attend a White House ceremony Thursday honoring his late mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, a notable absence that follows years of lingering tensions between the Bush family and Donald Trump.