I woke up in Lincoln’s bedroom after booze with Obama
It was not a “Beautiful Day”
U2 frontman Bono revealed Tuesday that he once woke up in “Abraham Lincoln’s bedroom” at the White House after he and his wife drank “strong cocktails” with then-President Barack Obama.
The “Where the Streets Have No Name” icon was visiting the first family with his wife, Irish activist Ali Hewson, when he passed out cold.
“The 44th president of the United States, he mixes cocktails — he doesn’t have too many, he’s very measured,” Bono, 62, told BBC Radio 2.
The rocker later explained that he suffers from an allergic reaction to salicylates — which is found in several things, including red wine — which causes his “head to swell up like a balloon” or prompts him to “fall asleep somewhere.”
“I had them and the wine and the allergy and I ended up slipping out for a kip and the president said to Ali after about 10 minutes, ‘Where’s Bono gone?,’” recalled the “New Year’s Day” singer.
“She said, ‘He’s just gone for a sleep.’ [Obama] said, ‘I’m sorry?’”
“She said, ‘He has to, he just has to go for these sleeps, he’ll be back in 10 minutes. I’ve been with him for 30 years, don’t you worry a thing about him, Mr. President. I’ll go find him.’”
Obama was insistent on accompanying Bono’s wife and was present when he was found in the Lincoln bedroom, according to the singer-songwriter.
“And there I was in Lincoln’s bedroom, asleep, fallen asleep in the bosom of Abraham himself,” Bono said with a laugh. “He just woke me up and laughed. President laughed his head off.”
The Post reached out to Bono for comment.
According to the superstar, the former president continues to poke fun at the incident.
“But he does tell people that he drinks me under the table, he doesn’t believe the allergy thing,” said Bono. “He does make strong cocktails, though, just saying.”
Bono also revealed the White House was not the first place he has nodded off.
“I’ve fallen asleep in really awkward spots; the lighting desk of Sonic Youth – they mixed around me and couldn’t be nicer,” he joked.
“I’ve slept on the street, on car bonnets and indeed I did fall asleep at the White House and they were very, very good about it actually.”
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