Sitting next to each other, and , were seen chatting in a very friendly atmosphere during the funeral of the 39th president of , who passed away at the age of 100.
Before the ceremony began, the cameras caught them chatting and even Barack Obama laughing at something the president-elect said to him.
NOW – Trump and Obama at Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
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In fact, he was asked about this scene in an interview with Fox News. Trump admitted that the two appeared to be particularly friendly when cameras caught them talking. “I didn’t realize how friendly we look. I saw the video just before the interview and thought: They look like two people who like each other. And it’s probably true.”
However, Trump did not reveal what he and Obama discussed at the time. “We have different philosophies, right? I don’t know, we just matched. But we got on well with everyone there. You know, we met backstage before the ceremony started, and I think it was a beautiful ceremony, but generally we were all friendly,” he said.
All five living former US presidents together
It is worth mentioning that US President Joe Biden and his predecessors, Bill Clinton, George J. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, were at the National Cathedral in Washington. It was the first time that the former presidents were all together since the funeral of George H.W. Bush in 2018.
Trump was the first of the presidents to arrive at the temple and sat in the second row, accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump. As he took his seat, Pence stood and the two men shook hands.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, sat in the front row. Harris did not greet Trump, but at one point turned to look at Obama and Trump as they chatted.
MORE – Kamala Harris looks over her shoulder and observes the conversation between Obama and Trump.
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alongside Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff. Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary – whom Trump beat in the 2016 election – took their seats next to George W. Bush and his wife Laura.
The American media also noted the presence of , who was sitting a few meters away from Trump who has launched many verbal attacks against him recently.
