DONALD Trump has spoken out about his surprising bromance with former president Barack Obama after the pair cracked jokes at Jimmy Carter’s funeral. The 44th and 45th presidents were seen
However, one notable absence was formerFirst Lady Michelle Obama. Her husband, former President Barack ... at the funeral came from Carter's grandsons Joshua, Jason and James; Steven Ford, on behalf of his late father President Gerald Ford; Ted Mondale ...
Ford said he and Carter agreed the US should more directly take on “the Palestinian issue” in order to work toward lasting peace in the Middle East. That ruffled feathers in Washington, according to Ford’s remarks, written so many years ago. It also feels today like a warning that was not sufficiently heeded by the US government.
A state funeral is a gathering of the Washington clans, a convocation of the very establishment that Trump has pledged to destroy in his second term. Carter was not a clubbable man and his self-conscious piety was sometimes an irritant for his successors. He was the uneasiest member of the ex-president’s club apart from Trump.
Washington — All five living U.S. presidents are attending Jimmy Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a rare occurrence that marks the first time the leaders have gathered publicly since 2018.
Per the New York Times, a spokeswoman for Michelle Obama stated she "is not in attendance at President Carter's National Funeral Service. Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former president."
Former President Barack Obama ... the promise. Ford died in December 2006, and Carter did speak at his predecessor’s funeral in January 2007. Ford’s son, the actor Steven Ford, delivered ...
“It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May. By Vivian Yee and Bilal ...
Just hours after announcing earlier Wednesday that his father was "holding up" despite being told by a hospice over the weekend that the elder Furtick "had just a few hours to live," the North Carolina megachurch pastor shared the sad news with supporters ...
Carter, a Democrat, beat Republican Gerald Ford to take the White House ... In the exclusive club of former presidents, only Barack Obama, seated next to Trump, seems willing to visit with ...
And while Michelle—who shares daughters Malia Obama, 26, and Sasha Obama, 23, with Barack—is happy to be by Barack’s side in life, she has opted to forego standing by him amid the Jan. 20 ...
Michelle Obama was absent from Jimmy Carter’s state funeral earlier this month, and she skipped Donald Trump’s second inauguration too. So obviously, Michelle and Barack are … getting a divorce?