Trump refused to unveil Obama's White House portrait after the former president criticized his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are 8 other famous presidential feuds in history.

Ashley CollmanMay 24, 2020, 16:22 IST

Then-President Barack Obama (right) shakes hands with Donald Trump at the White House shortly after the real estate mogul won the 2016 presidential election.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump reportedly refused to host a White House ceremony to unveil former President Barack Obama's official portrait.
Trump and Obama have traded barbs in recent weeks, particularly over Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
But they are far from the first American presidents not to see eye to eye.
Here are eight other presidential feuds, dating as far back as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

The bad blood between President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama boiled over this week when NBC News reported that Trump was refusing to hold a White House ceremony to unveil Obama's official portrait.

The ceremony is a long-held White House tradition, whereby the current president, usually in their first term, invites their predecessor back to the White House to see the painting unveiled.

But according to sources who spoke to NBC News, there is so much animosity between Trump and Obama that the ceremony is not likely to happen. Trump in recent weeks also been accusing Obama of committing a political crime, which he has called "Obamagate" without explaining what it is.

With presidential power swinging back and forth between parties for decades, Trump and Obama certainly are not the first presidents not to see eye to eye.

Here are eight other major presidential feuds in American history, from Thomas Jefferson and John Adams to Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson's relationship soured as they fought for power in the wake of George Washington's presidency.

Portraits show Thomas Jefferson (left) and John Adams (right), the third and second presidents of the United States, respectively. Getty/Getty

John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson fought each other in one of the most heated presidential elections in 1828.

Portraits of Andrew Jackson (left) and John Quincy Adams (right), the seventh and sixth presidents of the United States. Getty/Getty

Andrew Johnson refused to attend the inauguration of his successor Ulysses S. Grant.

Presidents Ulysses S. Grant (left) and Andrew Johnson (right). Getty/Getty

Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt traded personal barbs during the 1932 election.

President Herbert Hoover (left) riding with Franklin D. Roosevelt on Roosevelt's inauguration day in 1933. Topical Press Agency/Getty

McCarthyism turned once-allies Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower into foes.

President Harry Truman (left) with General Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945. Marie Hansen/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty

John F. Kennedy had an awkward relationship with his vice president and successor Lyndon B. Johnson.

President John F. Kennedy with his then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1961. Paul Schutzer/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

Richard Nixon also made an enemy out of Johnson when he subverted Vietnam peace talks.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) speaks with his then-recently elected successor Richard Nixon in 1963. Corbis via Getty

Ronald Reagan's election made Jimmy Carter a one-term president, and the transition was less than friendly.

President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan shake hands at a presidential debate in 1980. Bettmann/Getty

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