First lady Jill Biden shared that she good-naturedly called President-elect Donald Trump "a talker" during their viral exchange captured last month at the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Fox News reported. Trump seems to be getting along better with his so-called enemies since winning the 2024 presidential election.
Trump rocked the White House when he had fun with the viral photo and used it to hawk his cologne and perfumes. "Here are my new Trump Perfumes & Colognes! I call them Fight, Fight, Fight, because they represent us WINNING," he captioned his Truth Social post on Dec. 8.
"Great Christmas gifts for the family," the ultimate pitchman captioned his version of the photo. He added a tagline on the photo: "A fragrance your enemies can't resist."
Trump released a fragrance called "Fight, Fight, Fight!" and used a photo of him and Jill Biden to announce it – "A fragrance your enemies can't resist!"
LMAO pic.twitter.com/qz9l8e2RdF— Evelyn Janeidy Arevalo (@JaneidyEve) December 8, 2024
There was much speculation about what the two were talking about when an iconic photo was snapped of Trump and Biden appearing to share a moment. French first lady Brigitte Macron, who was sitting between them, had just gotten up, allowing the pair to chat.
Despite all of the fun speculation, the exchange was little more than a cordial chat, according to Jill Biden. Trump had recently met with President Joe Biden following his victory on Election Day over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The nastiness of the last four years, including the campaign, appeared to be over as the men were all smiles and laughter together. "I had a good meeting with your husband in the Oval Office," Trump said to Jill Biden.
"Yes, because you’re both talkers," Jill Biden quipped, lending the situation to the now infamous photo. While presenting the contents of the chat, Jill Biden explained that she and her husband "respect our institutions, our traditions," so they felt being friendly was "very important" in this situation.
Moreover, civility was required, given that the exchange happened at the momentous reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. The historic building sustained significant damage in a fire on April 15, 2019, and only recently was restored to its former glory.
There is no doubt there's a new warmth between Trump and his former enemies. Not only is Jill Biden open getting along with Trump, but so is former President Barack Obama.
During the late President Jimmy Carter's funeral services last week, Trump and Obama looked like old friends as they chatted while mourners were filtering in. At one point, Trump said something that made Obama laugh, though nobody knows what the two were saying.
This is incongruous considering what was said about Trump during the election by people like Obama and the Bidens. According to The Hill, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said this "wasn't a good look" for the political class.
"It wasn’t a good look because of all the things that were said about Trump during the campaign while you were trying to convince tens of millions of people to vote for Kamala Harris. Fascist, threat to democracy. You know, people bringing up Nazis and all of this stuff when they talked about Trump," Smith pointed out.
The change in how Trump's former enemies treat him is remarkable. Perhaps they know that they've been beaten, but more so that what they were saying about him was a lie the whole time.
