Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence join Trump administration officials on stage after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020, in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Former Vice President Mike Pence shook Donald Trump's hand at Jimmy Carter's funeral, but his wife, Karen Pence, decided to stand her ground and not even give the President-elect the time of day. In a clip going around on X,
His post included a video of Karen Pence not getting up from her seat to shake Trump’s hand at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
Karen Pence remained seated and stared forward stoically as Donald and Melania Trump walked past her at Jimmy Carter’s funeral Thursday morning. The lack of a Trump greeting—which she later gave to George W.
The handshake happened almost four years to the day when Trump supporters called for Pence's execution during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
It was brief. It was awkward. But they greeted each other as they arrived at the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter.
Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, not known for being best buddies, engaged in some friendly chit-chat and shared a few laughs
President-elect Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence briefly interacted at former President Jimmy Carter's home.
Donald Trump and Mike Pence briefly greeted each other and shook hands at Jimmy Carter’s funeral service on Thursday.
Politicians past and present gathered in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. President-elect Trump and his wife, Melania, walked past his former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, who were sitting alongside another former vice president, Al Gore.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on the day of the State Funeral for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid