Donald Trump reveals what actually happened with Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter’s funeral after lipreader exposed conversation
Obama and Trump were filmed enjoying some light-hearted conversation during the service… or were they?
After Donald Trump was spotted laughing and chatting with political ‘enemy’ Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter’s funeral this week, he has confirmed all wasn’t as it seems.
Spectators of late politician Jimmy Carter’s funeral on 9 January were surprised to see 44th US president Obama and incoming White House resident Trump sitting side by side and enjoying some seemingly lighthearted conversation. Take a look:
In spite of their vastly opposing views and values, the Republican leader and former Democratic representative were photographed laughing closely to one another, with some viewers wondering what the pair could possibly have been discussing.
Lip reader weighs in on Obama and Trump
Jeremy Freeman – a UK-born forensic lip-reader – has since analysed the live television footage, and though he can’t be certain what they were talking about, he believes he’s at least determined the nature of the discussion.
Sharing with the New York Post, Freeman began by noting the pair were likely discussing international agreements, explaining that at one point, it looks as though Trump leans towards Obama and tells him: “I’ve pulled out of that. It’s the conditions. Can you imagine that?”.
Though neither have been confirmed, this may be a possible reference to Obama’s Iran nuclear deal that Trump famously withdrew from, or the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement the 45th president rejected during his first term.
Freeman says Obama then laughs, as Trump is seen telling him: “And after, I will.”
Trump then apparently tells Obama, ‘Call me at the foy after, yep’, a potential reference to the foyer of the National Cathedral, where the service was held, with Freeman believing the latter replies something like, ‘Can you just…’, and ‘It should be good’.
Obama then nods, before telling his fellow politician, ‘Listen to me, it’s a chore, a chore’ – context of which Freeman can’t quite determine.
“Yeah, right. I can’t think of anything that’s a chore,” Trump supposedly says back.
