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"As much as people slag Bono, I will forever give him credit for engaging with George W. Bush when he was president," Butler has told NME. "Even though it was a deeply unpopular move, even in his own band." The singer met with Bush on multiple occasions during the former Texas governor's two terms in the White House, and in 2002 helped the president unveil a $5 billion aid package for the world's poorest countries.