Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, have both been hospitalized, his spokesman said.
The 41st president has been hospitalized at Houston Methodist Hospital since Saturday, Jim McGrath told CNN. He later said in a statement the cause was "an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. Doctors performed a procedure to protect and clear his airway that required sedation."
Barbara Bush also was admitted to the hospital Wednesday morning as a precaution after experiencing fatigue and coughing, McGrath said.
Bush was already not expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on Friday due to health concerns 4951