Unlike what happened in the presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Barack Obama seem to have put their differences aside and the ice has melted, as both were seen smiling brightly while exchanging conversations at the funeral of the late former President, Jimmy Carter.
The president-elect and Obama were seen exchanging a few jokes at Carter's funeral before the ceremony began.
The 44th and 45th presidents were seen laughing in the second row at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC behind an icy Jill Biden and a serious-looking Kamala Harris.
Trump, with wife Melania sitting to his left, was seen turning his head to say something to his predecessor.
Obama was seen laughing several times as he lowered his head to listen to what Trump was saying.
Trump makes Obama laugh. Wholesome.
— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) January 9, 2025
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Although Obama did not shake hands with Trump or Melania, despite shaking hands with other presidents, his cordial relationship with the new American President surprised many followers.
HAHAHAHA check out Kamala Harris when she sees Trump and Obama chatting
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 9, 2025
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Relations between the two former presidents have been strained in recent years, with Obama recently making a joke about Trump's "obsession with crowd size" at the Democratic National Convention.
Trump was always a big critic of Obama, constantly raising the birthplace argument to claim that he could not be the president of the US because he was not born in the US.