President George W Bush has revealed to a German newspaper his best moment since he took office in 2001.

“I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5lb (3.4kg) perch in my lake,” he told Bild am Sonntag.

The worst moment was the 11 September 2001 hijacked plane attacks on New York and Washington that killed about 3,000.

Mr Bush also said ahead of the summer’s football World Cup that “old guys” like him were starting to understand the competition’s importance to the world.

President Bush said he had had “experienced many great moments” in his five years in power and it was “hard to name the best”.

But he plumped for the perch, although he did not specify what type it was.

Of the 9/11 attacks, he said: “In such a situation it takes a while before one understands what is happening.

“I would say that this was the hardest moment, once I had the real picture before my eyes.”
bbc.co.uk

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