House Minority Leader John Boehner is demanding an apology from music legend Paul McCartney after the Beatle took a slap at President Bush during a recent White House ceremony.
President Obama on Wednesday awarded McCartney the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – a lifetime achievement award given by the Library of Congress. Upon receiving the award, McCartney deadpanned, “After the last eight years, it’s great to have a president who knows what a library is.”
The comments generated laughter and cheers from the audience in the East Room, but Boehner said the remark showed a “lack of grace and respect.”
“Like millions of other Americans, I have always had a good impression of Paul McCartney and thought of him as a classy guy, but I was surprised and disappointed by the lack of grace and respect he displayed at the White House,” the Ohio Republican said in a statement provided to CNN. “I hope he’ll apologize to the American people for his conduct which demeaned him, the White House and President Obama.”
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