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.

Former president George W. Bush was one of many leaders who shared heartfelt statements about Jimmy Carter after his death on Sunday.

Five current and former presidents gathered in the front pews of Washington National Cathedral for Jimmy Carter's funeral, dressed in dark suits

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.

WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush's casual greeting of former President Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's state funeral is going viral online. Obama was seated next to President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, ahead of the service Thursday at Washington National Cathedral in the nation's capital.

The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives for a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times via AP, Pool) President Joe Biden touches the casket of former President Jimmy Carter during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington,

Bush has been largely absent from politics since leaving the White House, but has been critical of the GOP under Trump's leadership

It is the world’s most exclusive society and meetings are limited to infrequent state occasions, but the so-called American Presidents Club was in session

The Marine One/4141 Pavilion featured a special National Day of Mourning guestbook for people to sign their names and leave condolences to the late president and his family.

There was no shortage of awkward moments throughout the service between Karen Pence's dismissal of the Trumps and the Clinton's careful navigation of the pews to intentionally evade the incoming presi