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Donald Trump reveals what actually happened with Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's funeral after lipreader exposed conversation

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Updated 15:37 10 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 12:01 10 Jan 2025 GMT

Donald Trump reveals what actually happened with Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's funeral after lipreader exposed conversation

Trump and Obama were filmed enjoying some light-hearted conversation during the service... or were they?

Rhianna Benson

Rhianna Benson

After being spotted laughing and chatting with political 'enemy' Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's funeral this week, Donald Trump has confirmed all wasn't as it seems.

Spectators of late politician Jimmy Carter's funeral yesterday (9 January) were surprised to see 44th US president Obama and incoming White House resident Trump sitting side by side and enjoying some seemingly lighthearted conversation. Take a look:

Despite their vastly opposing views and values, the Republican leader and former Democratic representative were photographed laughing closely to one another, with some viewers wondering what the pair could possibly have been discussing.

Lip reader weighs in on Obama and Trump

Jeremy Freeman - a UK-born forensic lip-reader - has since analysed the live television footage, and while he can't be certain what they were talking about, he believes he's at least determined the nature of the discussion.

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Speaking to the New York Post, Freeman began by noting the pair were likely discussing international agreements, explaining that at one point, it looks as though Trump leans towards Obama and tells him: "I’ve pulled out of that. It’s the conditions. Can you imagine that?".

While neither have been confirmed, this may be a possible reference to Obama's Iran nuclear deal that Trump famously withdrew from, or the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement the 45th president rejected during his first term.

Freeman says Obama then laughs, as Trump is seen telling him: "And after, I will."

The pair were seen laughing together (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The pair were seen laughing together (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Trump then apparently tells Obama, 'Call me at the foy after, yep', a potential reference to the foyer of the National Cathedral, where the service was held, with Freeman believing the latter replies something like, 'Can you just...', and 'It should be good'.

"I can’t talk, we have to find a quiet place sometime," Trump is said to have then replied. "This is a matter of importance and we need to do this outside so that we can deal with it, certainly, today."

Obama then nods, before telling his fellow politician, 'Listen to me, it’s a chore, a chore' - context of which Freeman can't quite determine.

"Yeah, right. I can’t think of anything that’s a chore," Trump supposedly says back.

What has Trump said about it?

Trump has since spoken out, after footage of the pair's interaction went viral online, claiming he had no idea it would stir up such a response.

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"I didn't realise how friendly it looked," he confessed when subsequently asked by press. "I said, 'boy, they look like two people that like each other'.

"And we probably do."

Discussing their political opposition, Trump went on to tell reporters: "We have a little different philosophies, right? But we probably do.

"I don't know. We just got along."

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He then jibed: "But I got along with just about everybody."

Trump has now discussed the interaction (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump has now discussed the interaction (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The pair have famously never seen eye-to-eye, with Trump previously accusing Obama of having ordered FBI officers to 'spy' on his campaign during his initial term in office.

In return, Obama has frequently teased Trump since he left the White House - an example being discussing his 'weird obsession with crowd sizes' holding his hands around four inches apart, seemingly poking fun at his manhood.

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And back in October, he teased Trump's lengthy speeches, describing him as 'like Fidel Castro - just on and on'.

Obama is yet to speak about the interaction.

Featured Image Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images/ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Celebrity, US News, Politics

Rhianna Benson
Rhianna Benson

Rhianna is an Entertainment Journalist at LADbible Group, working across LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She has a Masters in News Journalism from the University of Salford and a Masters in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked as a Celebrity Reporter for OK! and New Magazines, and as a TV Writer for Reach PLC.

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