Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush shared a playful moment that was captured on camera at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

A clip of Bush and Obama went similarly megaviral earlier this month after Bush was caught on camera belly-tapping his successor at Jimmy Carter’s funeral service. Obama attended Trump’s inauguration alone.

There was a lot going on at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, from Carrie Underwood’s music accompaniment to Elon Musk cementing his power in Washington. But one thing some people spotted was an exchange between Barack Obama and George W.

A lip reader said that although Barack Obama's body language made it hard to tell what he said excatly, he has used lip patterns to explain the conversation

The clip shows Obama making a brief comment to Bush, who was accompanied by his wife, Laura Bush Shivam Verma Updated : Jan 22, 2025, 09:16 AM IST A hearing-impaired lip reader claims to have decoded a light-hearted exchange between former US Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush during Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol on Monday.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake her hand.

Lip-readers poring over footage showing the Washington DC inauguration on Monday have suggested the popular ex-President made a risky joke while standing behind Mr Trump