President-elect Trump's arrival at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral spurred varied reactions from other presidential and vice presidential dignitaries.

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Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were flown from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where the nation's top leaders paid tribute to the 39th U.S. president. Carter will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Thursday to allow the public to pay their respects.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

The memorial to President Carter has brought in dignitaries from all over the world -- including all five of the living former presidents, who were seated in the first two rows at the Washington National Cathedral. In an additional third row were two former vice presidents.

The U.S. has a historical practice of defeated presidential candidates attending the inauguration of their successors, symbolizing a peaceful transition of power. Notable examples include Nixon, Gore,

Hillary Clinton's reaction to Donald Trump's bold statement at his inauguration has sent social media into a frenzy, with some saying it epitomised "everyone else's response watching from home." On 20 January,

Nixon would have to wait eight years to be sworn in as president, while his losing Democratic opponent — outgoing Vice President Hubert Humphrey — looked on. He was inaugurated a second time after winning reelection in 1972, only to resign after the Watergate scandal.

During his inaugural address, Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton could be seen visibly reacting to that part of Trump's speech.

Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan as the new Republican president thanked the Democrat for his administration's help after Reagan resoundingly defeated Carter the previous November.

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who beat them.