Melania Trump sits next to Barack Obama at Barbara Bush's funeral

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Melania Trump looks uncharacteristically happy at Barbara Bush’s funeral

Thanks, Obama.

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Bryan Rolli

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Posted on Apr 21, 2018   Updated on May 21, 2021, 5:52 pm CDT

First lady Melania Trump attended Barbara Bush’s funeral Saturday sans husband Donald—and the internet had a lot to say about her demeanor.

Melanie sat next to former President Barack Obama and shared the remainder of her row with Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton. Twitter users quickly seized on a photo of the first lady smiling and sharing a laugh with Obama, a rare sight when she’s in the presence of her own husband.

There’s a morbidity to joking that Melania Trump had more fun at a funeral than with her husband, but then again, there’s a morbidity to everything surrounding the current first family. We might as well take whatever Obama-related memes we can get.

https://twitter.com/AprilMichelle0_/status/987731026683351041

https://twitter.com/YippeeKimYay/status/987729836885053440

https://twitter.com/IrisRimon/status/987733150200750081

https://twitter.com/ScottFrazier19/status/987739028085706753

https://twitter.com/Goss30Goss/status/987749737494405120

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*First Published: Apr 21, 2018, 4:49 pm CDT

Bryan Rolli

Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still can’t stop talking about it.

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