--- title: George W. Bush Photobomb Video: Meet the Reporter description: Reporter Emily Jones, whom former President George W. Bush photobombed at a baseball game, explains the viral moment canonical: https://time.com/4784063/george-bush-photobomb-reporter-interview/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-18T14:05:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:45.115Z og:title: Meet the Sports Reporter George W. Bush Just Photobombed in Viral Video og:description: Reporter to Bush: "Did you just photobomb me?" og:url: https://time.com/4784063/george-bush-photobomb-reporter-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meet the Sports Reporter George W. Bush Just Photobombed in Viral Video twitter:description: Reporter to Bush: "Did you just photobomb me?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Meet the Sports Reporter George W. Bush Just Photobombed in Viral Video ## Video: It's Now More Expensive to Be A Cubs Fan Since They Won the World Series Last Year MONEY [Watch (HLS stream): It's Now More Expensive to Be A Cubs Fan Since They Won the World Series Last Year MONEY](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RRVvq7ug.m3u8) (1:37)  _Published 2017-03-30. This is why it is more expensive to be a Cubs fan than ever before._ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 18, 2017 2:05 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 18, 2017 2:05 PM UTC The second that sports reporter Emily Jones wrapped up her live report on a baseball game Wednesday night, she found videos of [George W. Bush](http://time.com/4688206/george-w-bush-painting-book/) photobombing her all over Twitter. Jones was reporting on the Texas Rangers-Philadelphia Phillies baseball game in Arlington, Texas, when [the former President](http://time.com/4641223/trump-inauguration-george-bush-reactions/) slid onscreen to casually say “Hey.” She didn’t hear him, but her co-workers did, and now thousands of others online have, too. “I’ve been photobombed before, but he was the [President](http://time.com/4783942/george-w-bush-photobombed-reporter-baseball-game/), so he’s kind of a big deal,” she told TIME of the moment. Bush used to be a Rangers managing partner before becoming governor of Texas and then President for two terms, so Jones was used to chatting with him throughout the season. After the instantly viral moment, she walked over to him and asked, “Did you just photobomb me?” His answer: “Yep, I sure did!” > [](https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/864999546706731008) > [](https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/865000695023378432) > [](https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/865063887351070720) “He’s obviously very playful and likes to joke around. I can’t even tell you what a nice man he is,” Jones said, adding that he often asks her about her kids. Her thoughts on the national attention on the video? “It’s a snapshot that epitomizes where he’s at right now.” Bush watched Wednesday’s game from the dugout suite, which was first designed to accommodate former President George H.W. 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