– I must admit that it looked very friendly – said Donald Trump, commenting on Fox News's recording of him talking to Barack Obama during Jimmy Carter's funeral. A video of the laughing presidents circulated on social media.
Former president Barack Obama and president-elect Donald Trump they sat next to each other during Jimmy Carter's funeral services Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral. Cameras captured the presidents' conversation, and the recording of Obama reacting with laughter to Trump's words has already been viewed nearly 1.5 million times in one social media post alone.
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Trump comments on the conversation with Obama
The president-elect was asked about his conversation with Obama during an interview he gave to Fox News on Thursday. “I have to admit, it looked very friendly,” Trump said. – I didn't realize how friendly it looked. I saw this on your great station a while ago and I said, “Man, they look like two people who like each other. And we probably actually like each other.” ('Boy, they look like two people that like each other. And we probably do.”) However, he did not say what he discussed with his predecessor as president. – We have slightly different philosophies, right? I don't know, we just got along well, he said.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Obama and his policies, and has also spread false reports about the 44th president. President of the United States. Obama has also spared no expense in the past words of criticism against Trump. Meanwhile, as the American website “Newsweek” noted on Thursday, during state ceremonies “interactions between former and current presidents are closely monitored, especially between those who have been talking about their political disputes for years.”
What did George W. Bush do?
Trump and Obama's conversation wasn't the only interaction that caught the attention of viewers at Thursday's ceremony. Journalist Reese Gorman posted a two-second video on X showing George W. Bush punching Barack Obama in the stomach while walking past him during a church service. The film was viewed over 45 million times in one day. Commentators also noticed the fact that Karen Pence, wife of former Vice President Mike Pence, did not greet Donald Trump.
Videos in which Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter's grandson, remembered his grandfather by telling touching anecdotes also received hundreds of thousands of views. Among other things – how his grandfather got the first mobile phone. – Once he called me (…). I say, “Hey, Pawpaw.” He replied, “Who is this?” I said, “That's Jason!” He asked, “What are you doing?” I say, “I'm not doing anything, you called me.” And he said, “I didn't call you, I'm taking a picture.”
Newsweek, Politico, tvn24.pl
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