From exchanging candy to friendly belly taps, see some of the most memorable moments caught on camera between the former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, and their wives Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.
Yet more videos involving former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have gone viral. This time, from President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday. The Washington Post’s Emily Davies shared footage on X (formerly Twitter) filmed just before Trump’s swearing-in ceremony in which a staffer asked Bush,
Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush shared a playful moment that was captured on camera at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.
Ahead of entering the rotunda, a Washington Post correspondent shared a video of former President Obama and Bush joking with each other. As they lined up for their entrance, a Washington staffer asked Bush, jokingly, if he was going to behave. Obama, who was right behind George Bush in line, answered for him sarcastically, saying. “Nope.”
President Bush's playful interactions with the Obamas at otherwise solemn events have a history of going viral
Obama, the 44th president, attends 60th inauguration solo as former First Lady Michelle Obama skips Trump’s inauguration
Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.
George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.
First Lady Obama had last attended a presidential funeral when former President George H.W. Bush was eulogized in Washington, D.C., in December 2018. At that service, also held at the Washington National Cathedral, Michelle Obama notably shook Donald Trump’s hand.
Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday, the second time in two weeks that she will be absent from a significant event.
George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.