Donald Trump delivered a surprising reaction when confronted about the viral moment between him and Barack Obama at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters later in the day after meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Trump was asked to comment on the exchange with a man who had repeatedly denigrated him as a threat to democracy.
The two had a fairly lengthy conversation that included a moment in which Obama laughed and another in which Kamala Harris looked on in disgust.
“What did you talk to Barack Obama about?” asked Fox News reporter Peter Doocy.
Although the president-elect declined to reveal explicit details, his response was surprisingly playful.
TRUMP ON SITTING NEXT TO OBAMA: “I have to say it looked very friendly. ‘Boy, they look like two people who look alike.’ – and we probably do.”pic.twitter.com/M1v4GVh1ai
– Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 10, 2025
“I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,” Trump said, adding: “I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people who like each other,’ and we probably do too. We have a little bit different philosophies, right, but we probably do.
Trump revealed that the atmosphere was also positive, with all the former presidents meeting “backstage” before the funeral.
“We all got along really well,” he added. “Which is good.”
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That was the theme of the up-to-date president’s second experience, wasn’t it? After a bloody campaign and a brutal first term in which Democrats relentlessly portrayed Trump as the second coming of Hitler and did everything they could to lock him up, the tone appears to have changed.
Even Trump noticed.
“In the first term everyone fought against me. This term, everyone wants to be my friend,” the president-elect mused last month.
Does that now include Obama? Not likely. Trump is undoubtedly worried that Barack and Co. will not hesitate to bring him to his knees at the next opportunity.
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And although Trump didn’t give any details, the New York Post was so excited by the “bromance” moment that they hired a professional lip reader to try to interpret the conversation.
Her husband concluded that Trump told Obama that the two needed to “find a quiet place sometime” to discuss an “important matter.”
Boring. You can imagine Trump joking about how it’s past “Sleepy” Joe’s bedtime, or making a joke about Kamala’s coconut cackle.
Some would prefer to believe that the conversation would have gone a little differently. Perhaps Trump reminded Obama of the time he attacked him when he said, “At least I’ll go down as president.”
“So, @realDonaldTrump“At least I will go down as president.” President Obama responds to Trump’s tweet @JimmyKimmelLive. #MeanTweets pic.twitter.com/BW5igd2moZ
– ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2016
Not only will Trump go down as president, he will also go down in history as a two-term president, winning both times in historic fashion, and only the second person ever to serve non-consecutive terms.
We’ll probably never know what Donald and Barack talked about. But at least for a moment the political games dissolved. And Trump seems to be appreciating the up-to-date tone around DC these days.
The two are expected to meet again at Trump’s inauguration in just ten days.
