Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush shared a playful moment that was captured on camera at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Former President George W. Bush was spotted at the inauguration of Donald Trump. See pictures of the former president here.

Before everyone entered the Rotunda, a staffer approached Bush and teasingly asked him “Are you going to behave?” but before he could respond, Obama chimed in from behind with a “Nope,” which was objectively hilarious. They also shared a moment during Obama’s entrance that had Bush cracking up and left people guessing what he possibly said.

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

Ahead of entering the rotunda, a Washington Post correspondent shared a video of former President Obama and Bush joking with each other. As they lined up for their entrance, a Washington staffer asked Bush, jokingly, if he was going to behave. Obama, who was right behind George Bush in line, answered for him sarcastically, saying. “Nope.”

Yeah, my dad went viral for these cutaway shots during yesterday’s broadcast,” Jenna said. “The internet’s obsessed with this little smile and goofy

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

The second Presential inauguration of Donald Trump averaged 24.3 million viewers, a audience lower than Biden in 2021 (33.8 million) and Trump in 2017 (30.6 million).

Today’s Jenna Bush Hager reacted to her dad George W. Bush’s hilarious facial expressions that took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office, including some taking aim at career civil servants in the federal government.