Why was George Bush out of Selma photo in blog post? White House under fire for cropping George Bush out of Selma photo in blog post about 50th anniversary march White House blog featured picture of historic march without Bush family He was on the front row leading march on Saturday with his wife, the First family, John Lewis and Al Sharpton Prompted criticism for ‘pretending George Bush wasn’t at Selma’ The White House excluded former president George W. Bush from the official photo of last Saturday’s march through Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday. The original photo is a wide shot of crowds walking on Edmund Pettus Bridge led by Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama, as well as Georgia Rep. John Lewis, Al Sharpton, Bush and his wife, former First Lady Laura. However, in a move that incensed Republicans, the administration’s blog post documenting the historic occasion omitted the former President, with a sharper, close up picture that showed only the Obamas and the crowds behind. Original: The current president (center) and former president (right) are seen marching together with the backdrop of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and thousands of people in Selma on Saturday
