The recent funeral of former President Jimmy Carter has become the backdrop for political tensions as former President George W. Bush seemingly declined to shake the hand of President-elect Donald Trump.
The program for Jimmy Carter’s state funeral could hardly have been more illustrious: Among the tributes were eulogies from two former presidents, one delivered from beyond the grave, and a performance by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
Former President George W. Bush greeted his successor President Barack Obama at President Jimmy Carter's funeral in a way which caught viewers' attention Thursday. The moment, caught on camera, showed the Republican tap the Democrat's belly as he approached his seat at the Washington National Cathedral.
The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool) President Joe Biden touches the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington,
The Marine One/4141 Pavilion featured a special National Day of Mourning guestbook for people to sign their names and leave condolences to the late president and his family.
Inside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral.
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.
WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush's casual greeting of former President Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's state funeral is going viral online. Obama was seated next to President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, ahead of the service Thursday at Washington National Cathedral in the nation's capital.
Bush has been largely absent from politics since leaving the White House, but has been critical of the GOP under Trump's leadership
President Jimmy Carter was honored in a state funeral in Washington on Thursday, alongside a private memorial in Georgia.