--- title: Trump Inauguration: George Bush Reactions Photos, GW Memes description: The Internet is going wild over George W. Bush's reactions to Donald Trump's Friday morning inauguration ceremony. canonical: https://time.com/4641223/trump-inauguration-george-bush-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-20T19:30:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:20.113Z og:title: The Internet Loves George W. 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Bush and First Lady Laura Bush arrive for the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the US Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 20, 2017 7:30 PM UTC The Internet is [going wild](http://time.com/4641016/kelly-anne-conway-memes/) over [George W. Bush’s](http://time.com/4640219/letters-george-bush-bill-clinton-inauguration/) reactions to [Donald Trump’s](http://time.com/4640707/donald-trump-inauguration-speech-transcript/) Friday morning [inauguration ceremony](http://time.com/4641165/donald-trump-inauguration-rain/). As Trump was being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, Bush was one of several notable political figures in attendance. However, judging by the photos captured of him at the event, it appeared as though he would have preferred better weather. Twitter immediately began to joke about the former commander in chief’s demeanor [during the rainy ceremony](http://time.com/4641165/donald-trump-inauguration-rain/), with many poking fun at his attempts to stay dry. > [](https://twitter.com/EllieInTheStars/status/822505817110941699) > [](https://twitter.com/notjessewalker/status/822512348183171072) > [](https://twitter.com/CoxeyLoxey/status/822502669659017216) > [](https://twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/822501259164995584) > [](https://twitter.com/OBuckleton/status/822515778142355456) Others took a different approach, creating memes of Bush’s facial expressions throughout the morning. > [](https://twitter.com/Calavera145/status/822473109081096195) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4641223/trump-inauguration-george-bush-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4641223/trump-inauguration-george-bush-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Losing It Over George W. 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