There’s nothing wrong with Hillary Clinton hugging George W Bush | Jonathan Jones

How can she embrace the man who invaded Iraq? Because the alternative is Donald Trump’s world of hate and resentment

It speaks volumes about the peril American democracy is in that a photograph of two opposing politicians displaying mutual affection can be seen as a glimpse of the reptilian conspiracy of elites.

George W Bush met Hillary Clinton at Nancy Reagan’s funeral and a clearly unposed, unfeigned picture shows them sharing a laugh like very old friends. He has his arm around her, his face almost ecstatic with delight. Her face shows the same pure hilarity and lack of control. This is no brittle encounter at a funeral. The former and would-be president are genuinely getting on very well – and one of them has just made a very good joke.

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