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Obama: ‘We want to send our prayers and our love’ to Bush family

by Rebecca Savransky - 01/18/17 2:32 PM ET

Pres. Obama sends prayers to George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush: "They are as fine a couple as we know." https://t.co/KS5QGnt44F pic.twitter.com/hvUSoOgPrY

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President Obama on Wednesday extended his prayers and love to former President George H.W Bush and his wife, who have both been hospitalized.

Obama said during his last press conference on Wednesday that he has been in touch with the Bush family.

“They have not only dedicated their lives to this country. They have been a constant source of friendship and support and good counsel for Michelle and me over the years,” Obama said.

{mosads}”They are as fine a couple as we know and so we want to send our prayers and our love to them. Really good people.”

Bush is stable condition after being moved to an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital and undergoing a procedure, his spokesman said in a statement Wednesday.

Bush, 92, was moved to the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital, where he was admitted over the weekend, to “address an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia.”

“Doctors performed a procedure to protect and clear his airway that required sedation,” spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement.

“President Bush is stable and resting comfortably in the ICU, where he will remain for observation.”

Bush’s wife, Barbara Bush, was also admitted to the hospital Wednesday morning “as a precaution after experiencing fatigue and coughing,” the spokesman said.

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