President Donald Trump on Friday offered condolences to the family of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who was found dead in his hotel room in France from an apparent suicide. Bourdain was 61.
Trump, speaking to reporters on the South Lawn as he departed for the G-7 summit, called Bourdain’s death “very sad,” adding that he enjoyed Bourdain’s television show and found the author and world traveler “quite a character.”
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CNN, where Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” airs, confirmed Bourdain’s death early Friday morning.
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain. His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller,” CNN said in a statement. “His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.”
Bourdain was no stranger to the world of politics. In 2016, he dined with former President Barack Obama in Hanoi for an episode of “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown.”
He was also outspoken in his disdain for President Donald Trump, saying in 2016 that he “absolutely f—ing” wouldn’t dine with Trump.
“I would give the same answer that I would have given 10 years ago, when he was just as loathsome,” the lifelong New Yorker said of Trump.
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