Presidential scholars say it's not worth it for Bush to get involved in public spats with Trump and say it will only hurt him in the history books.

Before everyone entered the Rotunda, a staffer approached Bush and teasingly asked him “Are you going to behave?” but before he could respond, Obama chimed in from behind with a “Nope,” which was objectively hilarious. They also shared a moment during Obama’s entrance that had Bush cracking up and left people guessing what he possibly said.

Former first lady Laura Bush joined her husband, former President George W. Bush, at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. She wore a rust-colored dress, accessorized with a signature pearl necklace.

George W. Bush's unlikely friendship with the Obamas once again on display on Jan. 9, when the Republican gave Barack Obama a friendly greeting at the state funeral for Jimmy Carter

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.”

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.

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.

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.

A pastor, his eyes closed, preaches his heart out for history. A former president spots an acquaintance, then grins and winks.

Watch live coverage of the 2025 Donald Trump presidential inauguration. The schedule of events include a visit to Capitol Hill, the swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address, the signing ceremony in the Oval Office,

President Trump found a handwritten letter from outgoing President Biden in the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk, continuing a longstanding tradition of presidential transitions.