Former first lady Laura Bush joined her husband, former President George W. Bush, at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. She wore a rust-colored dress, accessorized with a signature pearl necklace.

Donald Trump’s second inauguration as the 47th President of the United States took place on Monday in Washington, D.C. Following tradition, the day began with a worship service at St. John’s Episcopal Church and a White House meeting between incoming and outgoing presidents.

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.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

A spokesperson for Pelosi, who attended Trump’s 2017 inauguration, did not provide an explanation for the move.

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

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.

From exchanging candy to friendly belly taps, see some of the most memorable moments caught on camera between the former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, and their wives Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.

Former President Barack Obama jokingly told a reporter that former President George W. Bush “just barely” behaved at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. As […] Viewers Say George W. Bush

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface.