Trump tweets get-well wishes to Bush family

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a tweet wishing former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, a speedy recovery after they were both hospitalized in the last few days.

“Looking forward to a speedy recovery for George and Barbara Bush, both hospitalized. Thank you for your wonderful letter!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Trump was referencing a letter Bush sent to the president-elect in which he apologized for not being able to make his inauguration on Friday.

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Bush wrote in the letter that his doctor advised him against sitting outside in January, quipping that it would “likely put me six feet under.”

Bush’s spokesperson said Wednesday that the former president was in stable condition after “doctors performed a procedure to protect and clear his airway that required sedation.”

Barbara Bush was hospitalized “as a precaution,” according to the spokesman.