Barack Obama found himself in a bromance with Donald Trump, which appeared odd yet was seen as a sign of detente between two warring political parties.
Former President Obama left many frustrated when he put on a spectacle at Jimmy Carter‘s funeral while sitting next to President Trump.
Michelle Obama determined not to be associated with Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, declined to attend the event.
Viral videos showing an agitated and friendly conversation between Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump lit up social media. Professional lip readers were called to decipher the content of the lively exchange.
The experts concluded that Trump was probably discussing the Iran deal with Obama. Trump told his predecessor the deal was “bad.”
The two men also mentioned possibly scheduling a meeting to discuss another urgent matter. For a short-lived moment, it seemed that Obama’s efforts to win over the loud and flamboyant billionaire had paid off.
Days after that encounter, Trump rushed to the media to profess his admiration for Obama. The Republican figurehead claimed they got along very well and greatly respected each other.
Trump told reporters while at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida: “I didn’t realize how friendly it looked. I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people that like each other.’ And we probably do. We have a little different philosophies, right? But we probably do. I don’t know. We just got along. But I got along with just about everybody.”
However, it did not take very long for Trump to throw Obama under the proverbial bus. Less than two weeks in the White House, Donald Trump is facing one horrific tragedy after another.
In the late hours of Wednesday, an American Eagle jet from Kansas carrying 67 people collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
The Army Black Hawk had three crew members. There were no survivors. As the search and rescue teams scouted out remains, the families mourned their loved ones; Donald Trump appeared at a head-spinning White House briefing where he chose to pin the horrific event on Obama and Joe Biden.
Donald Trump blamed the tragic plane crash on Obama’s push for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hiring.
Trump also dropped an insensitive joke about the bodies of the passengers and crews in the Potomac River. President Trump slammed the Obama and Biden administrations for allegedly lowering standards for air traffic controllers via DEI.
He made the following bombastic and unfounded statement: “I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary. You remember that only the highest aptitude, the highest intellect, and psychologically superior people were allowed to qualify for air traffic controllers.”
He added: “And then when I left office, and Biden took over, he changed them back to lower than ever before. I put safety first. Obama, Biden, and the Democrats put policy first, and they put politics at a level that nobody’s ever seen because this was the lowest level.”
Michelle Obama skipped Carter’s final goodbye and the inauguration because she had decided to distance herself from Trump. According to the New York Post, Michelle Obama’s absence and silence speak volumes.
The source told the publication: “She showed up reluctantly for the election. They were united, but she doesn’t have to unify around [Trump]. She doesn’t have to say anything. Her absence speaks volumes.”
Obama has not regretted trying to be diplomatic because he respects the political process. However, Trump’s decision to blame his DEI/Diversity program hire for the plane crash leaves a bitter taste of disappointment.
Mr. Obama will now follow his wife’s strategy. The former president believes his silence is golden, and it is not worth his time and energy to respond in the next four years, which, according to most veteran political experts, will be tumultuous and scandalous.
