WATCH: Obama Jokes With George W. Bush About Behaving During Inauguration
The former presidents have been chummy in their interactions this month.
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Barack Obama jokingly called out “nope” when a staff member to George W. Bush asked him if he was going to behave at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Obama, 63, smirked and shook his head as he made the comment, swaying back and forth as he stood solo since Michelle Obama opted to not attend. The recorded interaction was the latest instance of the former presidents, of rival parties, being chummy with each other in public. Bush, 78, gave Obama a viral stomach tap as he walked by him at Jimmy Carter’s funeral earlier this month and the two were spotted chatting briefly before things got under way—though, not as chatty as Obama and Trump were. Trump was sworn in promptly at noon on Monday with all of his living predecessors—Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Bush, and Obama—in attendance inside the Capitol Rotunda.
Presidents Obama and Bush on their way to the Capitol Rotunda:
— Emily Davies (@ELaserDavies) January 20, 2025
Staffer to Bush: “Are you going to behave?”
Obama chimes in from behind: “Nope.” pic.twitter.com/xGNTTo6r2t
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