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The former presidents shared a playful moment at the Capitol Rotunda during the inauguration

Former President Barack Obama playfully kept a watchful eye on fellow former President George W.

Bush during President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

After leaving the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Jan. 20, Obama, 63, was asked if Bush, 78, behaved as Trump, 78, was sworn into office. 

“Just barely,” the former president jokingly told Washington Post reporter Emily Davies in a clip she shared on X. 

As the former presidents and the former first lady prepared to enter the event, a staffer asked George, “Are you going to behave?”

Answering for him, Obama replied: “Nope.”

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While George's playful interactions with Michelle Obama have gone viral in the past, the former first lady, 61, was noticeably absent from Monday’s ceremony.

"There's no overstating her feelings about [Trump].