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.
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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.
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"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."
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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."
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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.
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"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."
Tyla has reached out to The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama for further comment.
All the executive orders Donald Trump has signed so far
Policy recognising only 'two genders'
The president signed an order which will make it an official policy that there are only 'two genders'.
The policy reads: "Agencies will cease pretending that men can be women and women can be men when enforcing laws that protect against sex discrimination.
"These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality."
The order will also bring to an end 'wasteful' government programmes which promote diversity and inclusivity, as well as 'defending women from gender ideology extremism'.
Free speech
The president accused the previous administration of 'trampling free speech rights by censoring Americans’ speech' and vowed to restore freedom of speech.
The order states it will 'ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen' and will 'end censorship of protected speech'.
Leaving the World Health Organisation
The president accused the organisation of fumbling the COVID-19 pandemic and said the US would no longer be 'ripped off' by it.
While signing a document to have the US leave the health agency, Trump said: "World Health ripped us off, everybody rips off the United States. It’s not going to happen anymore.”
TikTok ban
As expected, Trump signed an executive order which hits pause on the US' ban of the popular app, allowing time for an 'appropriate course forward'.
“I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok that I didn’t have originally,” he said.
January 6 pardons
Trump's loss in the 2020 election led to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in turn resulting in the arrests of a number of Trump supporters.
And as anticipated, the president has wasted no time in issuing pardons for offenders. Trump said he's pardoned around 1,500 people and issued six commutations.
Immigration
Trump has issued a slew of immigration-related policies during his first day back in the White House as he declared illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border a national emergency.
Trump has already gotten started on reversing several Biden-era immigration orders and has plans to send US troops to help immigration agents and restrict refugees.
The president has also got the wheels in motion to prevent children of immigrants in the US illegally from having citizenship.
Speaking at his inauguration, he said: "All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."
Restoring the death penalty
Calling capital punishment an 'essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes', Trump signed an order which will ensure states have enough lethal injection drugs for executions.
"The Attorney General shall pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use," the order says.
Renaming the Gulf of Mexico
Following through on his promise during a press conference earlier this month, Trump has now ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be called the Gulf of America.
"President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American Civilization,” the executive order said.
Despite the order, it won't change how it is named globally.
Energy policy
Trump has vowed to 'unleash American energy', promising to export US energy globally as he signed the order amid what he describes as a 'national energy emergency'.
"America is blessed with an abundance of energy and natural resources that have historically powered our Nation’s economic prosperity. In recent years, burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations have impeded the development of these resources, limited the generation of reliable and affordable electricity, reduced job creation, and inflicted high energy costs upon our citizens," the order states.
The order will also reverse Biden's ban on drilling in Alaska as Trump declared America 'will be a rich nation again'.
Cost of living
In the order, Trump vowed to issue 'emergency price relief' to Americans aimed at lowering housing prices and availability and creating 'employment opportunities for American workers'.
Trump will also 'eliminate harmful, coercive “climate” policies that increase the costs of food and fuel'.
Drug cartels
Trump has said drug cartels will now be classified as terrorist organisations.
"International cartels constitute a national-security threat beyond that posed by traditional organised crime," the orders says.
Federal workers
Federal employees have now been classified as political hires - a move which in theory would make them easier to fire.
Trump also declared a federal hiring freeze which will reduce the size of federal government.
Topics: US News, Politics, Donald Trump
Rhiannon Ingle