Bill Clinton had the nerve to keep his buddy Barack Obama waiting

Come on, Bill!
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Nicole Gallucci
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Bill Clinton had the nerve to keep his buddy Barack Obama waiting
President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton during the AmeriCorps Pledge ceremony in  2014. Credit: Leigh Vogel/WireImage/getty images

Ain't nobody got time to wait for Bill Clinton ... except Barack Obama.

Obama, a.k.a president of the United States and extremely loyal friend, waited a very long time for his pal Clinton to board Air Force One.

Obama and Clinton were leaving Israel Friday morning after they attended and spoke at the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, 93, who passed away on Wednesday. When it was time to head back to the states, Obama generously offered to fly Clinton home in style.


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He might have reconsidered had he known just how long his friend was going to take to board the plane.

Sky News compiled a hilarious video showing Obama's excruciatingly long wait on the tarmac, while Clinton was off lallygagging.

With his tie blowing in the wind, the current U.S. president shouted to the former U.S. president:

"Let's go!"

"Bill!"

"Let's go, I'll take you home!"

After a great deal of clapping, sighing, arm flailing, head shaking, restless pacing and several dumbfounded stares, Bill Clinton finally moseyed on up to Air Force One like he didn't just keep the most important man in the country waiting for basically an eternity.

After the two bros exchanged a heartfelt handshake and a pat on the back, they were finally off.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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