December 21, 2007
Posted: December 21st, 2007 06:06 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Bush largely avoided answering questions about the 2008 presidential election during his press conference Thursday, but he did weigh in on Bill Clinton's recent claim that he and the president's father might embark on an around-the-world goodwill trip should Hillary Clinton win the White House. “Well 41 didn’t think it’s necessary, it sounds like it’s going to be a one-man trip," an amused President Bush said of his father, former President George H. W. Bush. Campaigning for his wife in South Carolina Monday, Bill Clinton said one of his wife's first priorities if she is elected president would be "to send me and former President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that America is open for business and cooperation again." In a statement issued to CNN Tuesday, former President Bush said he had not discussed such a trip with the Clintons and said he did not think one was necessary. Also in his press conference Thursday, the president said he would refrain from discussing the presidential race when he was asked about former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's recent criticism of his foreign policy. But he said he continues to raise money for the party and is "confident we'll hold the White House, and I'm confident we can pick up seats in both the Senate and the Congress." Related video: Bush on what qualities his successor will need – CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney Filed under: Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton President Bush South Carolina
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