WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: (L-R) Former U.S. President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former U.S. President Barack Obama arrive to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)
Like our Forever First Lady Michelle Obama, you may not have wanted to be a guest at now-President Donald Trump’s inauguration. But odds are you wouldn’t mind being served just a little tea about what former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were talking about while watching Trump take his oath of office for the second time.
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We don’t have any audio from the event. But luckily, we do have lip readers who are more than cheerful to facilitate us solve the mystery. On January 10, we told you what a lip reader thought President Trump was saying to former President Obama during former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral service in Washington, D.C. – even adding a few guesses of our own.
Now, we’re looking to deaf lip reader Jackie G for some insight into the quick exchange between Obama and Bush at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. In a January 20 clip posted to TikTok, Jackie G attempts to break it all down, suggesting Obama first greets other guests nearby with “thank you” and “good to see you,” before leaning over to ask former President George W. Bush, “How can we stop what’s happening?”
Check it out for yourself here:
Her post is going viral with tens of thousands of likes and comments who think her interpretation was right on the money.
“I said the same thing,” wrote someone comments.
Now, some want Jackie G to put her skills to utilize and do a little decoding from other moments from the day, including the inaugural ball.
“Lip reader, we need to know what Trump was telling Melania while on the first dance please,” wrote one commenter.
We have a few guesses, but we’ll leave it to the professionals.
