A well-earned show of respect and a nice gesture.
“…The remains of former President George Herbert Walker Bush will return to Washington in the most dramatic and distinguished fashion possible, occupying the plane that normally serves as Air Force One.
President Donald Trump told reporters of the plan aboard the aircraft as they returned from the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
‘So what we’re doing with the plane – we land, and then they come in, and these are great people that run these aircraft. They are unbelievable,’ he said.
‘And they’re taking apart – I don’t think this section. The section up front, They’re taking all of the seats out. … We’re sending the plane, this plane, to Houston. And it picks up the casket.’
Earlier on Saturday, Trump said during a photo-op with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the final flight to Washington ‘is a special tribute that he deserves very much. And it’s my honor. And again, he’ll be missed. He’ll be greatly missed. He was a terrific person and terrific man.’…