I wish Former President Obama had not been quite so friendly to Donald, the convicted felon,

[Joinfortmill]

at the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter, 'cause you know he's going to use those photo ops whenever and wherever he can.

[Irish_Dem]

1. I think Obama got the short straw. And was given a job to do with Trump.

The order was to keep Trump under control and prevent him from acting out in any way.

Obama completed the mission successfully and I don't care how he did it.

[Unladen Swallow]

8. Who gave him the short straw?

To whom must he capitulate? I bet he did it willingly, "jumped on the grenade," so no one else would have to take on the burden.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Yes he may have given himself the short straw and volunteered for the job.

Yes he definitely took one for the team.

There was really no one else who could have pulled it off.
Maybe this is why Michelle did not attend.

It couldn't look like Obama was ignoring his wife to make nice with the F-wad.

[Shrek]

16. There is a protocol

Obama sits next to Trump because he was Trump's predecessor.

Bush sits next to Obama, and Clinton sits next to Bush.

[In It to Win It]

14. The deplorables gave Obama the short straw. They elected Trump after Obama.

Should have been Hillary sitting in that spot (or rather sitting in the front row as incumbent about to finish the second term of her presidency),

[Irish_Dem]

15. Trump has no respect for women. It had to be a powerful male to do this job.

Someone who could keep Trump entertained and distracted.

And Hillary wouldn't have the stomach for this mission.

[In It to Win It]

17. You're misinterpreting me. I'm saying Trump should not be there at all because he should have never been elected

If Hillary had been elected in 2016. She would have been the one sitting next to Pres. Obama.

[Irish_Dem]

18. Sorry yes. I understand now. Of course Hillary and Al Gore should have been in presidential seating line up.

[cachukis]

2. He was the buffer of a nation.

The symbolism is astonishing.
Think about the dignity on display despite the horrors of that man.
Morgan Freeman could not have played the role better.

[ecstatic]

3. We really don't know what was said

trump could have been talking shit for all we know and Pres Obama might have called him a carnival barking jackass and laughed or he could have been repeating one of the jokes from the original roast that bothered trump so much.

[DarthDem]

4. I hear you, but . . .

I don't think Trump yukking it up with a black man is the sort of photo op that will go over too well with MAGA.

[DeepWinter]

5. He's a politician

He does what maany of us cannot. Be civil face to face with your adversary. Not sure I could.

[Voltaire2]

6. His political career was built on bipartisanship.

Obama is not going to change that.

[FSogol]

7. I don't get what people expect. Should he have pointed and

screeched like Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

Like it or not, Democrats don't act like Republicans. Obama was going to be coridal to whomever was seated next to him.

[Iris]

10. Yes! And that's why we love them!

Also, we can't forget that President Obama was the first Black president and everything he does is filtered through that lens. If he had acted like a shit, that would have also been used against him.

[Joinfortmill]

13. No, nor did I imply that. I wish he had been more

formal in his manner. The other former Presidents' demeanor was more reflective of the dire situation we face.

[Iris]

19. Ah, yes. I see. I have only seen pics so far.

Im planning to watch recordings of both ceremonies today

[sop]

9. Trump was wearing his sleazy locker room smirk as he leaned over and whispered something in Obama's ear.

Obama appeared embarrassed as he kept staring down at his funeral hymnal book while Melania looked totally mortified as her husband tried to make Obama laugh at one of his pussy-grabbing stories.

[Emile]

11. I think he showed him a copy of his birth certificate.

[Johnny2X2X]

20. Trump is incredibly easy to influence

He will believe and listent to whoever is in front of him. Frankly, Obama would be doing the country a service if he can somehow pry his way into Trump's circle if only on occasion.

[Joinfortmill]

22. Miracles have happened

[OneGrassRoot]

21. Probably drove MAGA crazy. n/t

[Joinfortmill]

23. Probably

[edbermac]

24. I'm glad he was.

He’s not going to give the MAGAts any ammunition to attack him with.