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What do you do when you have a situation where a lot of people who truly don’t like each other have to tolerate one another and all show up at a funeral together? 

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Well, all the recent presidents and vice presidents had to figure that out as they all got together on Thursday at Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. 

There were some truly golden moments as you had to be wondering what was going through the heads of the people involved. 

First up, there was President Donald Trump walking to his seat and walking past Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his seat. You can see Trudeau giving Trump the side eye. 

Then there was that moment where Trump had to shake hands with former VPs Al Gore and Mike Pence. Gore popped up and held out his hand, and I think that probably was easier than the handshake between Pence and Trump. I don’t think either of them were into that at all. But they did it anyway. But notice Barack Obama and the Bushes walk right by the Trumps without acknowledging them at all, and then Barack goes to shake hands with Gore and Pence. The Clintons come in and ignore the Trumps, too. 

Translation? Those norms again, Trump upholds them, but Obama, Clinton, and the Bushes don’t. Where’s Michelle? And George W. has really aged. Melania didn’t look happy. 

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In answer to where’s Michelle? “Scheduling conflict,” i.e. she’s on an extended vacation in Hawaii. Um, isn’t she now permanently on vacation? 

You mean she can’t even fly in for the funeral when everyone else is there? That’s Michelle Obama. Melania isn’t a fan of all the media and the hype, but she’s there because she’s supposed to be. 

There was a lot of conversation going on between Obama and Trump. This perhaps was the most interesting moment. What did Trump just tell Obama? It looks like a knee-slapper. 

I’m betting it had to do with Joe Biden, and Obama just couldn’t help himself. Trump can be enormously funny and disarming. But now you will have the picture of Obama laughing with “Hitler,” and it dashes that narrative again. 

When Joe and Jill came in, they had to sit next to Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff. Even CNN got that this did not go over well. Talk about a chilly reception — this was it. 

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“Didn’t seem like a typically warm greeting,” Jake Tapper opined. Yes, that’s putting it lightly. “Could they hate each other any more?” was the look. 

Then there was the “family” shot. Joe Biden with his mouth hanging open looks out of it. 

Look at the gap between Jill and Kamala in that picture. 

Then we can’t leave without a “was Joe Biden sleeping” picture. I think, under the circumstances, he could be in thought/prayer. But everyone here looks in bad shape, and Hillary has to be furious that Trump is going to be president again, and he’s just a few seats away.