Bush was scheduled to leave office roughly five weeks later, following the inauguration of his successor Barack Obama.[2] "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, dog", he yelled in Arabic as he threw his first shoe.[3] "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq," he shouted as he threw his second shoe.[3] President Bush ducked twice to avoid being hit by the shoes, and Prime Minister Maliki attempted to catch one of the shoes to protect him.