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WATCH: George H.W. Bush raps MC Hammer’s ‘You Can’t Touch This’

By Chad Merda

The Bush family has been in the news quite a bit lately, from former president George H.W. Bush’s appearance at Johnny Manziel’s pro day, to former president George W. Bush’s new art exhibit.

And now, Jimmy Fallon has made a video, which has the elder Bush rapping to MC Hammer’s “You Can’t Touch This.”

And it’s spectacular.

UPDATE: The video has been pulled off of YouTube.

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