First Lady Jill Biden and President-elect Donald Trump surprised observers in December after appearing friendly when reopening… Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris — and now the former First Lady has revealed what the couple talked about in that viral moment.
French First Lady Brigitte Macron was sitting between Biden and Trump during the ceremony, but when she got up and left the two alone, they were captured smiling and talking. Biden revealed in an interview with The Washington Post She made fun of him and her husband.
“I had a good meeting with your husband in the Oval Office,” Trump said, according to Jill. Trump met with President Biden at the White House after his decisive victory Vice President Kamala Harris In the 2024 general election, the two men were photographed smiling and laughing together.
Jill responded to Trump: “Yes, because you two are talking.”
A first look at the restored interior of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after the devastating fire
First Lady of the United States Jill Biden (CL) speaks with President-elect Donald Trump during a ceremony marking the reopening of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on December 7, 2024. ((Photo by Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP via Getty Images))
The next day, Trump posted a photo on social media of his interaction with the First Lady in an advertisement for a $199 line of perfume and cologne with the tagline reading “A Perfume Your Enemies Can't Resist.”
Post reporter Kara Vogt asked Biden why she spoke with the man who didn't extend her husband the same courtesy by inviting him to the White House when Biden defeated him in the 2020 election. And what about her husband, who has previously called Trump an “existential threat” to democracy?
“Joe and I respect our institutions and traditions,” Jill replied. “And it's very important to me that they continue and we — what's the point of the ugliness?”
Notre Dame Cathedral. (Ashley J. DiMella/Fox News Digital)
A fire broke out in Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019. Horrified onlookers watched as the flames consumed the church's iconic tower and most of the roof. But firefighters were able to save the main structure of the cathedral, including the bell towers and windows.
The emotional reopening ceremony last month included statements by French President Emmanuel Macron after the cathedral bells rang.
Macron said: “I stand before you to express the gratitude of the French nation, and our gratitude to all those who saved, helped and rebuilt the cathedral.”
He later said: “Tonight we can share joy and pride together.” “Long live Notre Dame Paris, long live the Republic, and long live France.”
Trump-Obama conversation and laughter at Carter's funeral sets social media ablaze
Former President Obama laughs during a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday. (Getty Images)
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Trump once again found himself half of another odd couple when he was spotted Laughing with former President Barack Obama At the funeral of the late Jimmy Carter last week. Lip readers and other political observers are trying to ascertain what the couple talked about as they sat next to each other in the pews. The president-elect made fun of all the hype by posting a parody of his conversation with Obama on his website Truth Social and. X accounts.
The video shows Trump and Obama mocking Vice President Kamala Harris' failed presidential campaign with what appears to be AI-generated dialogue that mimics the couple's voices, with Trump also taking a swipe at his 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, who was also in attendance.
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