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Obama and Trump have a chilly but civil reunion at George H. W. Bush’s funeral

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The funeral marks the first time Barack Obama and Donald Trump have spoken since Inauguration Day in January 2017.
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama had a chilly but civil reunion at the funeral for former President George H. W. Bush on Wednesday.
The current and former president shook hands and sat near one another, separated only by First Lady Melania Trump.
This marked the first time Obama and Trump have spoken since Inauguration Day in January 2017.
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The two men have been adversaries for years. Trump was extremely critical of Obama when he was still in the White House, and famously perpetuated a conspiracy theory many decried as racist about the former president’s place of birth.
In Obama’s first post-presidency year, he was relatively quiet and largely stayed away from politics.

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