Lip Reader Decodes What Trump And Obama Discussed At President Carter’s Funeral, Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Disrespected VP Harris, Trump Plans To Rename Gulf Of Mexico, Black America Reacts To Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Case Sentencing And More

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Lip Reader Claims Trump Said This to Obama at President Carter’s Funeral, And Here’s Our Take. You Decide.

Former US President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the State Funeral Service for former US President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. Photo: Getty Images ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

Everyone is talking about a photo capturing a moment between former President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump sitting next to each other at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. The two, who have been bitter political rivals for years, are actually smiling. And while we don’t have any audio capturing what they were actually saying to each other, we thought it would be fun to guess. Here are three things we think Trump could have said to get a laugh out of our forever president. But before we get into our guesses, we thought we’d check out what the professionals have to say. – Angela Johnson Read More

WATCH: Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Seems Not To Want to Shake VP Harris’ Hand

Screenshot: C-SPAN

As president of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris was tasked with swearing in the newly-elected U.S. senators on Friday (Jan. 3). There were several striking moments from the ceremony. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Trump, Obama Seen Laughing Together At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, and the Internet is More Than Confused About it

Photo: Getty Images Ricky Carioti – Pool

During the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, it seems many prominent political figures like Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were giving President-elect Donald Trump the side-eye… well, everyone except former President Barack Obama. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Trump Wants to Change the Gulf Of Mexico to the ‘Gulf Of America,’ But Can He Actually Do That??

Photo: Getty Images Scott Olson

President-elect Donald Trump made a rather shocking announcement during a news conference Tuesday (Jan. 7). In what many view as his newest attack on Mexico, Trump said that his administration will rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” – Candace McDuffie Read More

Come on Karen Bass? Amid Fires, L.A. Mayor is Being Taken to Task For a Poorly-Timed Move

Photo: Getty Images Eric Thayer

Over 20,000 acres in Los Angeles County were set ablaze by wildfires and raging winds causing families to lose their homes and thousands to flee the area for safety. The fire department’s ability to tackle the flames may have been affected by one, controversial, move from L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. – Kalyn Womack Read More

This New Move By Biden Will Have Black Folks’ Credit Scores Looking a Lot Better

Photo: Getty Images Will Oliver

As Black America knows, we suffer disproportionately from medical debt. According to Bloomberg, while 11% of low-income and uninsured Americans of all races have medical debt, 13% of Black Americans struggle with medical debt compared with just 7% of White and 3% of Asian Americans. Essentially, in the U.S., it’s harder to afford healthcare if you’re Black than if you’re poor. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Was Biden’s Presidency Bad Or Good For Black America? Here’s the Tea

Photo: Getty Images Sam Wolfe

In less than two weeks, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will officially leave the White House. For decades, experts will argue about his presidency, debating on whether he was good for women, the economy and so on. But we wanted to know was he good for Black America? – Candace McDuffie Read More

Black America is Losing it Over Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Case Sentencing

Photo: Getty Images Rebecca Noble

Today was the day marked on the whole country’s calendar: the sentencing of President-elect Donald J. Trump. After he was found guilty back in May 2024 on 34 felonies counts, a judge has now handed out the long-awaited sentencing of the 47th president. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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