President Donald Trump asked former President Barack Obama to play golf with him while he was seated next to his predecessor at Jimmy Carter’s funeral back in January, according to a new book by three top political reporters.

The two shocked political observers when they were photographed smiling and laughing with each before the start of Carter’s funeral service. Trump and Obama are believed to have used more jovial facial expressions in order to mask a graver conservation from the prying eyes around them.

How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America' claims to reveal what Donald Trump said to Barack Obama during their friendly discussion at Jimmy Carter's funeral in January 2025.