But in the case of former First LadyMichelle Obamaand PresidentGeorge W. Bush, that assumption would be wrong.

The pair are proof that partisan differences don’t have to stop a friendship from forming and enduring.

So we’re together all the time and I love him to death.

Michelle Obama and George W. Bush hugging

He’s a wonderful man; he’s a funny man."

Our values are the same.

We disagree on policy, but we don’t disagree on humanity.

Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, George W. Bush

We don’t disagree about love and compassion."