Overview

• The book “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America” reports that President Trump invited Barack Obama to play golf at one of his 17 courses while seated at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral.
• Photographs from Washington National Cathedral show Trump and Obama laughing together before the service, marking a rare moment of cross-party warmth between the two.
• Forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman determined that Trump suggested they find a “quiet place” to discuss a matter of importance after the ceremony.
• The cordial exchange sharply contrasts with their separated seating and minimal interaction at former President George H. W. Bush’s 2018 funeral.
• Neither Trump nor Obama has confirmed whether the golf invitation was accepted or if they held the private follow-up discussion.