The former President’s appear together to honor a member in passing of a small aging group of American men….
Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored in Washington National Cathedral, where the country’s five living presidents have gathered to bid farewell to one of their own, joining current and former members of Congress, senior government officials and foreign dignitaries to pay their respects to the nation’s 39th president.
The tributes have included eulogies written by former President Gerald R. Ford and former Vice President Walter F. Mondale before their deaths, read by theirs sons, Steven Ford and Ted Mondale. Mr. Ford’s eulogy addressed the former president directly: “As for myself, Jimmy, I’m looking forward to our reunion. We have much to catch up on.”
Mr. Mondale’s son altered the written text previously shared with The New York Times. After a passage about Mr. Carter’s generous approach to taking in Vietnamese refugees, he dropped a reference to the nation “tragically dealing with the crisis of immigrants today.”
President Biden will give the closing eulogy for Mr. Carter, culminating a week of tributes in Atlanta and Washington. The service represents the pinnacle of America’s honors to Mr. Carter, who sought to heal the nation after the traumas of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War as he presided over a tumultuous time, from 1977 to 1981.
After a service featuring all the rituals of a national send-off, Mr. Carter will be flown back to his hometown, Plains, Ga., for burial outside the modest ranch house where he lived most of his life and died last week….
Trump gets along with Obama at the service….
(He also is getting along with Joe Biden)
President-elect Trump and former President Obama had an extended friendly exchange as they sat next to each other at the funeral services for former President Carter on Thursday.
Cameras captured Trump and Obama at Washington National Cathedral exchanging pleasantries, with Obama laughing at something the incoming president was saying. They appeared to chat for several minutes before the funeral services began….
Bush gives Obama a belly tap at Carter funeral
Former President Bush gave former President Obama a belly tap at the funeral on Thursday for the late President Carter, a moment caught on camera and then shared widely on social media…
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As Bush went to take the seat near Obama, the older president gave Obama a brief backhand belly tap. Obama in turn patted Bush’s back, returning the friendly gesture.
Bush did not interact in that moment with Trump, seemingly ignoring him.
The Bushes and Obamas have shared a number of friendly interactions in recent years, notable moments amid heavy political polarization in the country….
top image..WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 09: U.S. Military Body Bearers carry the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter into the Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning for Carter, the 39th President of the United States, who died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The extended Trump-Obama conversation had to be about “crowd size.”
But the image has spalashed across the media….
Guess Trump’s will let bygones be bygone since he’s back, eh?
MAGA types HAVE to be having a shitfit!😳
Can Karen Pence run for office as a Republican? I’ll donate.
Just added a piece to the post on Obama and Bush II glad to see each other…..