LEMON DROP | Trump & Obama Yucking it Up!
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
These are indeed strange times.
What happened at President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral and why does it matter?
President Jimmy Carter was honored with a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral earlier this week. It was a powerful send off for the former commander in chief as well. He should have a powerful send off. In one particular poignant moment, the son of Gerald Ford read a eulogy his father had written for Carter, a once bitter rival. who grew to be a dear friend. But politics was not entirely put aside for the funeral. On the contrary, I would say with the Clintons, the Bushes, the Obamas, the Bidens, and the Trumps all in attendance, politics was just about the only thing most people could think about. Take for example, the remarkable moment that the former second lady, Karen Pence, refused to stand up for or shake the hands or even acknowledge Donald Trump, the man who she reportedly believes almost had her husband killed.
Watch this closely.
Leland, good morning to you. We can see President-elect Trump now entering the room for this morning's service.
Al Gore, Mike Pence there with former President Trump. I'm not sure former Vice President Pence and Donald Trump have seen each other since.
There is so much to unpack in that one short clip. Consider Al Gore opting to stand and warmly embrace President Trump. Consider Mike Pence, Mike Pence, of all people also choosing to stand, but notably waiting to hold out his arm until Trump invites a handshake. Maybe he was predicting that Trump would snub him. I don't know, perhaps. And then, as I said, the most noteworthy exchange is the one that didn't happen. That's Karen Pence outright refusing to look in Trump's direction. And talk about the courage of your convictions. People were stunned when they saw it on the Internet. Mother is mothering, young people declared on social media. Woke Queen Karen Pence, some progressives posted, only semi-ironically.
But I digress. There was actually one other moment from the funeral that was even more notable than that, I believe.
Which notable political figures attended and how did politics dominate the service?
And that's the one between President Trump and former President Barack Obama. Pay close attention to this one, okay? It's a doozy.
Yes, you saw that right, my friends.
Your eyes are not deceiving you. That was former presidents Obama and Trump yucking it up together, chatting and giggling like kids on the playground, like they were longtime pals or buddies. After the funeral, even Trump himself was surprised by just how chummy it looked on camera when he saw the footage.
Off the top, you mentioned the Carter funeral today. What were you talking to Barack Obama about?
It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn't realize it.
Why did Karen Pence refuse to acknowledge Donald Trump on camera?
I didn't realize it, how friendly it looked. I saw it on your wonderful network just a little while ago before I came in. And I said, boy, they look like two people that like each other. And we probably do. We have little different philosophies, right? But we probably do. I don't know. We just got along. But I got along with... Just about everybody on that. We met backstage, as you know, before we went on. And I thought it was a beautiful service, but we all got along very well, which is good.
The Paris exchange, short though it was, confused and enraged folks on social media. People had many, many questions. How could Barack Obama, the man who faced vicious, racist conspiracies for years because of Trump, act so buddy-buddy with him? Does he not remember birtherism? Does he not remember how for years Trump lied about how he was secretly born in Africa? Does he not remember how Trump suggested that he was secretly a Muslim who was sympathetic to terrorist groups and terrorist causes? Perhaps more critically, does he not remember how his entire political party has been calling the man a fascist, an autocrat, a threat to democracy for months, if not years? People could not believe what they were seeing.
Had the Democratic Party lied to them? Had Kamala Harris and Joe Biden lied to them? This is all just a game? I mean, I can understand feeling that way. Now, look, in reality, Barack Obama was just doing his duty.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What happened at President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral and why does it matter?
0:03–1:59
3
Which notable political figures attended and how did politics dominate the service?
1:59–2:58
4
Why did Karen Pence refuse to acknowledge Donald Trump on camera?
2:58–6:26
Speakers
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