A video showing US President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, two political rivals, engaging in a casual conversation at the state funeral of ex-President Jimmy Carter went viral last week. Various lip readers and experts attempted to decode what Trump, a Republican, and his Democrat rival were talking about.

Trump, who keeps posting internet memes to mock his opponents, has now given a new touch to the viral video. Taking to his official X account on Tuesday, he posted a dubbed snippet of their conversation. The video was modified to include Trump and Obama’s ‘fake’ voiceovers with background music.

In the clip, Trump says, “For a second time. Barack, very nice to see you”, to which Obama responds by saying “Congratulations. how you doing?”

“A lot better now,” Trump answers.

“Yeah. I bet. I knew you’d win,” Obama adds, referring to his landslide win against Democrat Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections.

“Oh would I? Oh well, come on. anyone could beat her,” Trump says further.

Trump also took a dig at Hillary Clinton, who ran for US president against him in 2016 but lost.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2025

Here’s how their dubbed conversation went further:

Obama: I was just as appalled. you know what happened. She just didn’t want to leave

Trump: I know

Obama: You know what happened I did what I could to help her she was horrendous.

Trump: I know. Do you know what I realized? Hillary still hates me so much. I know she’ll never forget me.

Trump: We should meet to discuss this.

Obama: I think so too. We can definitely set something up let me know whatever best for you.

Trump: I was gonna fly back to Florida tomorrow for the go.

Lip Readers Decipher Trump, Obama’s Conversation

Donald Trump and Barack Obama sat next to each other in the second row during the State Funeral for Jimmy Carter in Washington on January 9. Here’s what lip readers and experts claimed about their conversation:

Trump: I’ve pulled out of that. It’s the conditions. Can you imagine that?”

Trump: “…and after, I will.”

Trump: “Call me at the foy after, yep.”

Obama: “Can you just … it should be good.”

Trump: “I can’t talk, we have to find a quiet place sometime. This is a matter of importance and we need to do this outside so that we can deal with it, certainly, today.

NDTV, however, cannot independently verify the claims made by the lip readers.

Trump, who was unaware of how their interaction looked, later commented on the moment, saying, “I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people that like each other.’ And we probably do.”

He also expressed that they simply “got along” and enjoyed the ceremony.

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Trump, 78, is set to be sworn in as the 47th US President on January 20.

India’s Test captain Rohit Sharma has set the perfect example for others to follow by deciding to join Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy team for a nets session. As per reports, Rohit will be part of the Mumbai team that will be practicing in the nets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday morning. Rohit didn’t wait for long before resuming training sessions after his return from an underwhelming tour of Australia, where India suffered a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit resumed training at the MCA-BKS ground to prepare himself for the Champions Trophy.

Mumbai are scheduled to take on Jammu & Kashmir in the next round of the Ranji Trophy. While Rohit hasn’t yet confirmed of his availability for selection in the Ranji Team, he has decided to get a few net sessions under his belt to better his skills against the red-ball. A call on his participation in the team is also likely to be taken soon.

“He will be coming for practice sessions with the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team and it is still not decided whether he will be playing the next Ranji Trophy game against J&K. He will inform the MCA in due course,” Indian Express quoted a source in the MCA as saying.

Rohit last featured in the Ranji Trophy, India’s top-tier domestic red-ball tournament, in 2015 against Uttar Pradesh. The country’s Test and ODI skipper felt the need to get back to basics after struggling to score runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In Australia, Rohit only registered scores of 3,9, 10, 3, 6 in four Test matches while averaging a woeful 10.93 with the bat.

After the conclusion of the series, which saw Australia lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, India head coach Gautam Gambhir publicly expressed his desire to see those committed to red-ball cricket spend some time playing the Ranji Trophy.

“I would always like everyone to play domestic cricket. That is how much importance domestic cricket needs to be given. Not only one game, but if they are available and have the commitment to play red-ball cricket, everyone should play domestic cricket. It’s as simple as it can get. If you don’t give importance to domestic cricket, you will never get the desired players that you want in Test cricket,” Gambhir had said in Sydney.

The next round of Ranji Trophy begins on January 23. Other than Rohit, Virat Kohli has also been suggested to resume playing domestic cricket to better his form in the longest format. He also struggled to score runs in Australia. Kohli last featured in the Ranji Trophy back in 2012.

Special counsel David Weiss defended his investigations, calling them “thorough and impartial”. 

​Special counsel David Weiss defended his investigations, calling them “thorough and impartial”.