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Donald Trump has visited Capitol Hill in Washington to pay his respects to former president George HW Bush.
He and wife Melania made a brief stop to salute the 41st president, whose body was brought to the capital in a flag-draped casket on Monday after being sent from Texas with a 21-gun salute.
Americans have gathered to pay their respects ahead of his funeral on Wednesday.
Mr Bush’s son, the younger former president George Bush, stood with his hand on his heart as his father’s casket was carried up the steps of Capitol, having travelled on the flight from Houston with his wife Laura and other family members.
Thousands of mourners had flocked to Bush’s presidential library on the campus of Texas A&M university, where they paid respects at a candlelit vigil at a nearby pond or contributing to growing flower memorials in Houston.
His ceremony, overseen by reverend Patrick J Conroy, was attended by leading Republicans such as House Speaker Paul Ryan, who spoke in praise of Mr Bush.
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Skynews
