President Bush's playful interactions with the Obamas at otherwise solemn events have a history of going viral

Harris deliberately averted eye contact with Trump, in a sign of disdain. The tension of her facial expression, with pursed lips tightened toward the center showed there was "no love lost" between the two 2024 contenders.

Three days after the Jan. 6 anniversary, with its indelible images of costumed rioters running amok in the Capitol, former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service in the National Cathedral presented a historical picture of a different kind, one that spoke not of upended norms, but of preservation and strength.

Obama, who attended without his wife, Michelle, shared a second-row pew with former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, along with their spouses. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived last and sat in the pew just in front of them.

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,

Bush has been largely absent from politics since leaving the White House, but has been critical of the GOP under Trump's leadership

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.

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 declined to shake the hand of President-elect Donald Trump at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.As the former presidents were seated at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday,

Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.