A lip reader has revealed what the two former presidents said to each other at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday (20 January) and at the ceremony, a number of his predecessors were in attendance.
The likes of which included Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush, and Barack Obama.
A deaf woman named Jackie G, who goes by the handle @tismejackieg online, took to Instagram to share her thoughts on what she thought was said between Obama and Bush, who was standing next to his wife.
According to the lip reader, the exchange began with Obama saying: “Good to see you.”
Nodding his head, he continued by saying ‘thank you’ before turning to Bush and allegedly saying with a smile: “How can we stop what’s happening?”
Jackie G captioned the short clip: “Obama ‘just barely’ behaving.”
After leaving the Capitol Rotunda, Obama was asked if Bush behaved as Trump was sworn into office.
“Just barely,” he jokingly told Washington Post reporter Emily Davies.
Davies’ question referenced another video she uploaded earlier that day which saw a staff member ask Bush: “Are you going to behave?”
Answering for him, Obama replied: “Nope.”
Social media users rushed to the comments to share their reactions to the exchange, with one Instagram user writing: “This Is Amazing. You are amazing.”
A second praised: “You’re doing the lords work.”
“Laughing and crying at the same time,” added another.
The lip reader also made sure to add a ‘disclaimer’ which read: “Lip reading is not a reliable form of communication, all statements are alleged.”
Obama attended the inauguration without his wife, Michelle Obama – something which confused a lot of viewers at home.
Earlier this month, Michelle didn’t attend former president Jimmy Carter’s state funeral due to a ‘scheduling conflict’. It was later reported she was on holiday in Hawaii.
As speculation about the reason why the mother-of-two missed Trump’s ceremony continues, a source told PEOPLE that the ex-First Lady doesn’t intend to swallow her feelings about the Republican representative because of protocol.
“There’s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,” the source claimed to the outlet. “Michelle doesn’t do anything because it’s expected or it’s protocol or it’s tradition.
“She would be expected to swallow her feelings in the spotlight if she attended his second inauguration.”
