Bono visits George W Bush ahead of his concert in Texas

U2 frontman Bono met George W Bush at the former president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, ahead of his band's sold-out Joshua Tree Tour concert at AT&T stadium.

The 57-year-old rocker shared a photo of himself along with the 43rd US president on Instagram applauding his commitment to fighting AIDS.

"More than 11 million people are alive today thanks to this man's creation of PEPFAR, the US AIDS program that has been saving lives and preventing new HIV infections for over 10 years, with strong support from political leaders right, left, and center.

"That progress is all at risk now with President Trump's budget cuts, which will mean needless infections and lives lost," Bono wrote on the Instagram page of his ONE campaign non-profit, which works to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.

Bush, in his reply, called the veteran singer "selfless soul".

"Bono is the real deal. He has a huge heart and a selfless soul, not to mention a decent voice. @laurawbush and I are grateful he came to the ranch to talk about the work of @thebushcenter, @onecampaign, @PEPFAR, and our shared commitment to saving lives in Africa," Bush captioned the same photo.

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