<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">``There's an inquiry going on as to specifically what took place,'' the president said at his Crawford, Texas, ranch. ``If he was treated that way because of his ethnicity, that will make me madder than heck.''

Bush said he had spoken with the agent, who was a member of the president's security detail. ``I told him how proud I was that he was by my side,'' Bush said.</font>