Why are the Bushes, Clintons, Obamas and Melania smiling so broadly at a funeral?

Why are the Bushes, Clintons, Obamas and Melania smiling so broadly at a funeral?

The warmth between them is the camaraderie you often see between rivals now bonded by experience. And the absence of Donald Trump can only have added to the relaxed air of the picture.

Jonathan Freedland – The Guardian UK 

Last modified on Mon 23 Apr 2018 22.00 BST  

The Bush family with the Clintons, Obamas and Melania Trump at Barbara Bush’s funeral. Photograph: Paul Morse/AP

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