George W. Bush’s daughter recently made a playful comment about Barack Obama being a “bad influence” after a lip-reading video seemingly revealed their conversation during the inauguration.
The ceremony, held on Monday (January 20), saw a number of former presidents attending, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush, and Barack Obama, who attended without his wife, Michelle.
A deaf woman named Jackie G, known online as @tismejackieg, posted on Instagram, sharing her interpretation of what was said between Obama and Bush, who was standing next to his wife.
According to the lip reader, the conversation started with Obama greeting Bush with a “Good to see you.” Obama then nodded and said “thank you” before smiling and allegedly adding, “How can we stop what’s happening?”
Jackie G shared the clip with the caption: “Obama ‘just barely’ behaving.”
Later, after leaving the Capitol Rotunda, Obama was asked if Bush had behaved during Trump’s inauguration. Obama joked, saying “Just barely,” when responding to a reporter from the Washington Post, Emily Davies.
Davies referenced a previous video she uploaded earlier that day, where a staff member asked Bush: “Are you going to behave?”
Obama quickly responded on his behalf with: “Nope.”
Viewers on social media flocked to the comments to react to the moment. One Instagram user wrote: “This is amazing. You are amazing.”
Another commenter praised: “You’re doing the lord’s work.”
