President Trump and first lady Melania Trump sat next to former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away Friday in Houston at the age of 94.
Melania Trump shook hands with both Obamas and also former President Bill Clinton, who was seated on the opposite side of the Obamas. She appeared to wave at former first lady Hillary Clinton, who was seated by her husband. President Trump also shook hands with both the Obamas as he was seated.
[WATCH: Funeral proceedings for George H.W. Bush underway]
Donald and Melania Trump arrive and sit alongside the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Carters at the National Cathedral prior to the funeral of #Bush41. WATCH >> https://t.co/PSDOyWwEij pic.twitter.com/xGEgMJZGLj
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 5, 2018
All living presidents were present at Bush’s funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and Bush’s son and former President George W. Bush will offer a eulogy.
President Trump and Melania Trump paid their respects to Bush on Monday as he lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning.
After the funeral in D.C., the 41st president will be taken back to Texas and will rest at the Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M beside his wife, Barbara Bush, and their daughter Robin, who passed away as a toddler from leukemia.
