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Former President Barack Obama paid glowing tribute to predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and even their spouses in a public post Thursday \u2014 while leaving Joe and Jill Biden in the relative dust.<\/p>\n

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Obama\u2019s conspicuous separation of Bush and Clinton \u2014 two former presidents who he battled against politically in 2008 \u2014 from the Bidens in his appreciation post for attending the opening of his Barack Obama Presidential Center earlier in the day raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo George and Laura, Bill and Hillary \u2014 we\u2019re grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country,\u201d Obama posted on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama was fiercely critical of then-President Bush during Obama\u2019s time in the Senate and even during much of his own time in the White House, trashing his predecessor\u2019s \u201cfailed presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama also clashed with both Bill and Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic presidential primary battle, though he eventually tapped the latter to serve as his secretary of state.<\/p>\n

But while 44th president chose Biden to serve as his veep before Joe went on to succeed him as president, Obama then reportedly cast doubts on Biden\u2019s chances of winning re-election in 2024, joining a Democratic mutiny versus the elderly commander in chief after his fumbling debate performance against President Trump.<\/p>\n

Still, Obama extolled Biden during his speech Thursday marking the opening of his presidential library complex in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you to your steadfast partnership for eight years. Joe. We started as running mates and ended as family. And we would not be here without you, and we are grateful,\u201d Obama said during his speech.<\/p>\n

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The biggest snub by Obama during the grand opening of his presidential library targeted Trump, who was not invited. <\/p>\n

Trump is allowed to come visit, according to Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett.<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, former first lady Michelle Obama took thinly veiled swipes at Trump, alluding to his spewing of \u201clies\u201d about her husband\u2019s \u201cbirthright.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen fact and fiction run together, when folks seek to stifle speech, limit access to education, devalue diversity, erase the inconvenient parts of our history, when our phones constantly buzz with the latest outrage, I hope that this place can offer a respite from all that \u2014 at least for a little while,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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