{"id":2388613,"date":"2025-01-09T22:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suggests-he-and-obama-like-each-other-putin-meeting-coming-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T22:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:22:47","slug":"trump-suggests-he-and-obama-like-each-other-putin-meeting-coming-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suggests-he-and-obama-like-each-other-putin-meeting-coming-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests he and Obama &#8216;like&#8217; each other, Putin meeting coming &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Ftrump-suggests-he-and-obama-like-each-other-putin-meeting-coming-washington-examiner%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=2388613&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>In a recent statement, President-elect Donald Trump indicated that he and former President\u200b Barack Obama &#8220;probably do&#8221; like\u200d each other, following\u200b their friendly \u2064interaction observed during the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter.Trump commented on their interaction, describing it as very friendly and admitting he was\u2064 surprised at how amicable they appeared. His remarks were made in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">light-hearted manner<\/a>,garnering laughs from those present.\u200c Additionally, Trump mentioned that he\u200b had seen the\u2062 moment on Fox\u200d News prior to making his comments.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump suggests he and Obama &lsquo;like&rsquo; each other, says Putin meeting in the works<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1931708\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Donald Trump<\/a> said he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">former President Barack Obama<\/a> &ldquo;probably do&rdquo; like each other in reference to the pair being spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3281762\/trump-obama-funeral-laughs-go-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">chatting and laughing<\/a> at the late President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3282112\/jimmy-carter-alive-40-percent-us-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jimmy Carter&rsquo;s<\/a> memorial service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It did look very friendly, I must say,&rdquo; Trump noted about the interaction, eliciting laughter from those in attendance. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t realize how friendly it looked. I saw it on [Fox News], just a little while ago before I came in and I said, &lsquo;Boy, they look like two people that like each other,&rsquo; and we probably do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on his interaction today with Obama: &#8220;It did look very friendly, I must say &hellip; I said, &#8216;boy, they look like two people like that each other.&#8217; And we probably do.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o21WNXwdf3\">pic.twitter.com\/o21WNXwdf3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1877525703895273716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We have little different philosophies, but we probably do. We just got along, but I got along with just about everybody,&rdquo; Trump added. The president-elect had Obama to his right, and his wife, Melania, on his left.<\/p>\n<p>At the Thursday evening Mar-a-Lago press conference, Trump also mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin &ldquo;wants to meet&rdquo; and that the pair are in the process of &ldquo;setting it up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Putin wants to meet. He has said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over with. That&rsquo;s a bloody mess,&rdquo; Trump said about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Putin met with President Joe Biden just once during his term, in June 2021 during a Russia-U.S. summit; Russia invaded Ukraine roughly a half year later. Trump met with Putin several times during his first term as president and drew controversy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2019\/10\/04\/trump-has-spoken-privately-with-putin-least-times-heres-what-we-know-about-conversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">speaking<\/a> with him numerous times in private.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump and Putin meet again, the Ukraine War would be a top issue. Trump previously said he would be able to negotiate with Putin to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also touched on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-trump-bid-to-delay-hush-money-case-sentencing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Judge denies Trump bid to delay hush money case sentencing - Washington Examiner\">hush money case sentencing<\/a>, which the Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3282096\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-effort-sentencing-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ruled late Thursday<\/a> will go forward on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they called for an appeal. &hellip; They acknowledge what the judge said about no penalty, but we&rsquo;re going to appeal anyway just psychologically because frankly, it&rsquo;s a disgrace,&rdquo; Trump said while conceding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-overturns-chevron-doctrine-upends-administrative-state\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Upends Administrative State\">high court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ruling was a &ldquo;fair decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a judge that shouldn&rsquo;t been on the case; he&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-laments-short-period-of-time-to-prep-for-hush-money-trial\/\" title=\"Trump expresses regret over the limited time to prepare for hush money trial\">highly conflicted judge<\/a>,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They called for an appeal, so I read it and I thought it was a fair decision, actually. So I&rsquo;ll do my little thing tomorrow. They can have fun with their political opponent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then lamented his gag order, saying, &ldquo;They ought to find out what that&rsquo;s all about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1931708\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1931708\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints he and Obama &#8216;like&#8217; each other, plans Putin meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-obama-carter-funeral.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4470,5315,5894,3733,3634],"class_list":["post-2388613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-meeting","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-putin","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-obama-carter-funeral.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388613","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=2388613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388613\/revisions\/2388617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}