Michelle Obama‘s close friendship with former President George W. Bush surprised many.
Some wondered how a liberal icon could have such a close bond with a conservative who was once highly controversial.
The answer is that Bush is not the man the media paints him to be, a revelation that will surely broaden your perspective.
Former TV host Chelsea Handler recently appeared on a podcast and revealed an unexpected and bizarre encounter with the former president and governor.
As the writer and producer described it, the face-to-face with President George W. Bush was a unique blend of nervousness, humor, and surprise because she was under the influence of drugs.
She explained that her siblings once invited her to play pickleball at Bush’s compound in Maine. Handler confessed that her nerves got the best of her, and she made the unwise decision to consume edibles.
In her usual humorous style, the comedian confessed: “I was as high as a kite, and then I met the president.”
Handler shared that her siblings made the outrageous suggestion that she consume drugs before meeting the former leader of the free world.
She stated: “My sisters and my brother were both like, ‘Just take some drugs.’ Like, you know, that usually calms me down. I always take edibles. I love drugs. My brother’s like, ‘Take one.’ My sister’s like, ‘Take four’ and we went there.”
However, things took an unexpected turn when she found herself in the company of a former president of the United States while still under the influence.
Handler was in for a surprise. She discovered that Bush’s reputation, often shaped by the media, was inaccurate. He turned out to be kind and laid-back, a stark contrast to the stern and serious image often portrayed.
She revealed: “He wanted to meet me and talk to me and make sure that I knew he was a nice guy — and guess what? By the time I left there, I did think he was a nice guy. He showed me his art collection, painting collection, and personal painting collection, which was ridiculous. I told him I was stoned. I refused to take my sunglasses off because my eyes were shut. And it was actually quite a lovely afternoon, and his wife, Laura, was there. And then, they gave us a tour of their newly renovated house. It was like, we couldn’t get out of there.”
She concluded that Bush’s unexpected behavior was a turning point in her perception of the former president.
