President-elect Donald Trump admitted that he was surprised at “how friendly” his now-viral chat with former President Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter’s funeral looked.
Trump was quizzed on the nature of the conversation after the funeral, but remained tight-lipped. He then suggested the pair “probably” get along well.
“It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn’t realize how friendly it looked. I saw it on your wonderful network just a little while ago before I came in,” Trump said. “And I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people who like each other.’”
Obama was spotted chuckling at something Trump said as the incoming president smiled.
“We probably do [like each other],” Trump added, according to The Daily Beast.“We have a little different philosophies, right? But we probably do, I don’t know. We just got along. But I got along with just about everybody."
Trump and Obama sat next to each other, with the younger of the two men riding solo for the event as Michelle Obama reportedly had a scheduling conflict and was in Hawaii.
“We met backstage, as you know, before we went on,” Trump said. “I thought it was a beautiful service. But we all got along very well, which is good.”
As he entered the cathedral, Trump shook the hands of his former second-in-command, ex-Vice President Mike Pence and they exchanged a few words. Their partnership ended as Pence refused to go along with Trump’s plan to overturn the 2020 election and Trump supporters chanted for Pence’s hanging during the 2021 Capitol riot as a result.
Former Second Lady Karen Pence chose not to acknowledge Trump as he walked by her to get to his seat for the proceedings, in one of several noteable moments between members of administrations throughout the ceremony.
