Some thought at the time he mocked her for the way she begged him to pardon her.
He didn't approach Bill Maher territory on her.......but he did make a bit of fun for the way she begged him.
I'm asking it because I believed it at the time, but later somebody challenged me and said he was convinced Bush nevr did that, or at least that Bush's response was characterized as contemptuous only because of the interviewer's biased (mis)interpretation.