{"id":2355968,"date":"2024-10-16T22:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/problems-between-obama-and-biden-tense-moment-during-ethel-kennedys-funeral-steals-viewers-attention\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T22:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:07:32","slug":"problems-between-obama-and-biden-tense-moment-during-ethel-kennedys-funeral-steals-viewers-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/problems-between-obama-and-biden-tense-moment-during-ethel-kennedys-funeral-steals-viewers-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems Between Obama and Biden? Tense Moment During Ethel Kennedy&#8217;s Funeral Steals Viewers&#8217; Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fproblems-between-obama-and-biden-tense-moment-during-ethel-kennedys-funeral-steals-viewers-attention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the widow \u200dof former \u2062Attorney General\u200d Robert F. Kennedy, in Washington, \u200bD.C. was marked by a notable \u2063moment \u200binvolving President\u2063 Joe Biden and former President\u200c Barack\u2064 Obama. Observers \u200cnoted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-doocy-blasts-jen-psaki-when-do-union-workers-get-their-green-jobs\/\" title=\"Peter Doocy Blasts Jen Psaki: \u2018When Do[Union Workers]Get Their Green Jobs?\u2019\">tense exchange<\/a> between the two \u2063leaders before \u2063the service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the \u200dApostle. Biden appeared\u200c to be engaged in a serious\u200b discussion with \u2064Obama,\u200c who shook his head and crossed his arms,\u200d seemingly expressing dissatisfaction. Despite this tension, the\u200b situation seemed to de-escalate when Biden tapped Obama to \u2062regain \u200bhis attention.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062event also highlighted ongoing political \u2062rifts, as Biden reportedly harbors residual frustrations with Obama and Nancy Pelosi over past events in the Democratic Party, including pressures that led him to withdraw \u2062from\u2064 the\u2062 presidential\u2064 race. \u200cAdditionally, \u2063interactions \u200bbetween Biden and Pelosi\u2062 at\u2063 the funeral were characterized by visible discomfort\u2064 on \u2062Biden\u2019s \u200dpart, even as she praised him\u2062 and Obama during\u2062 her speech.<\/p>\n<p>the funeral not only honored Ethel Kennedy&#8217;s legacy but \u200balso revealed underlying tensions\u2064 among prominent Democratic figures,\u200d suggesting unresolved issues as they \u200bnavigate\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There appeared to be some tense moments between President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at the funeral for Ethel Kennedy Wednesday in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-kennedy-family-matriarch-dies-96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> Thursday at the age of 96. She was among the last prominent figures connected to her brother-in-law John F. Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Camelot&rdquo; presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Before her funeral service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Biden appeared to be having words with Obama, as former President Bill Clinton watched seemingly uncomfortably from the side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I found the full exchange between Obama and Biden at Ethel Kennedy&rsquo;s funeral &mdash; a VERY tense conversation 20 days out from the election.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wearing-masks-to-prevent-infection-is-not-evidence-based-medicine-experts\/\" title=\"Wearing Masks to Prevent Infection Is Not Evidence-Based Medicine: Experts\">read lips<\/a>, please let me know what they&rsquo;re saying. It&rsquo;s probably good. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BIZTL61SHT\">pic.twitter.com\/BIZTL61SHT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1846631070311371205?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>At one point Obama could be seen shaking his head &ldquo;No&rdquo; as he looked away from Biden with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\" title=\"Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton\u2019 Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden\u2019s COVID Spox\">arms crossed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden irritates Obama<\/p>\n<p>Watch Obama&rsquo;a crossed arms. Not looking him in the eye. Sour facial expressions. Attempts to walk away&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jc92dkjXB5\">pic.twitter.com\/Jc92dkjXB5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendell Huseb&oslash; (@WendellHusebo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo\/status\/1846610221395071273?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Obama then began to turn his back on Biden, who tapped the 44th president&rsquo;s arm to get his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toothless-all-of-them-dagen-mcdowell-mocks-g-7-members-posing-for-photos-instead-of-demanding-answers-from-china\/\" title=\"\u2018Toothless, All Of Them\u2019: Dagen McDowell Mocks G-7 Members Posing For Photos Instead Of Demanding Answers From China\">attention back<\/a>. The exchange seemed to get less tense at that point.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/insiders-biden-isnt-telling-truth-feels-obama-pelosi-pushed-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Biden still harbored hard feelings toward Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, among others in the Democratic Party, for essentially forcing him to withdraw from the presidential race in July following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/interview-biden-admits-cant-even-remember-watched-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disastrous debate performance<\/a> against Republican Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s main frustration with Obama, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/biden-frustration-obama-pelosi-00173883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, was that Obama wouldn&rsquo;t tell him to his face about any concerns the former president had about his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>After the June debate, Obama had shown support for Biden with a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1806758633230709017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, writing that &ldquo;bad debate nights happen,&rdquo; but then went dark, letting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-clooney-calls-biden-drop-race-just-weeks-hosting-glitzy-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">momentum<\/a> build to remove the president from the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, Obama, Clinton and Pelosi were among those who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?539264-1\/president-biden-remarks-ethel-kennedy-memorial-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke<\/a> at Ethel Kennedy&rsquo;s funeral, along with several members of the Kennedy family.<\/p>\n<p>Biden looked none too happy when Pelosi addressed him directly while giving her remarks at the funeral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nancy Pelosi was just speaking at Ethel Kennedy&rsquo;s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Look at Biden&rsquo;s face when she starts talking about how great he, Obama, and Clinton have been as presidents.<\/p>\n<p>He despises her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dkH2hpt54i\">pic.twitter.com\/dkH2hpt54i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lori Love (@thereallorilove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thereallorilove\/status\/1846620968552407069?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, she cheerily said, &ldquo;Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President. How perfect for Ethel to have three great presidents of the United States speak at her funeral.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/15\/pelosi-biden-drop-out-election-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported that Pelosi revealed earlier this week that she and Biden have not spoken for months since she helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-explanation-dropout-appears-confirm-fears-really-running-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">orchestrate<\/a> his ouster.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Ethel, the widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, passed away at 96 and was one of the last notable figures linked to her brother-in-law John F. Kennedy\u2019s presidency. Prior to the service at St. Matthew&#8217;s Cathedral, Biden seemed to be engaged in a heated discussion with Obama while former President Bill Clinton appeared uncomfortable nearby. Observers noted that Obama shook his head &#8220;No&#8221; and turned away from Biden, who then tapped Obama&#8217;s arm to regain his attention, easing the tension somewhat. Reports suggest that Biden has held onto grievances against Obama for not addressing concerns about his candidacy directly after a poor debate performance against Donald Trump earlier this year. At the funeral, Pelosi also spoke directly to Biden, which he did not seem to appreciate as she praised him alongside other presidents present<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Biden-and-Obama.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,42737,5386,5315],"class_list":["post-2355968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-ethel-kennedy","tag-funeral","tag-obama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Biden-and-Obama.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}