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Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 9:53 a.m. EST
Bush to Arrogant Chileans: Hands off My Guards
In an extraordinary display of physical bravado, President Bush personally overrode Chilean security officials Saturday night who were blocking his Secret Service bodyguards from accompanying him to a state dinner in Santiago.
As Bush stepped inside the cultural center where the dinner was being held, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following, according to the Associated Press.
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While posing inside for pictures with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran, Bush noticed that a shoving match had erupted between his security team and the Chilean guards.
Confronting the Chilean guards head-on, Bush returned to the door and reached through the group to pull his agent from the scrum and into the building.
Looking annoyed, Bush proceeded to straighten his shirt cuffs and returned to the dinner.
"Chilean security tried to stop the president's Secret Service from accompanying him," White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan told the AP. "He told them they were with him and the issue was resolved."
The presidential altercation was widely broadcast on Chilean TV.
Bush was in Chile for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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