Karen Pence, the wife of former Vice President Mike Pence, refused to shake the hand of Donald Trump's wife after she arrived at the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month at the age of 100, was held at the National Cathedral earlier today.

The former second lady's absence comes just days after she declined to shake hands with Donald and Melania Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral

Karen Pence refused to acknowledge President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump as they arrived at the Washington National Cathedral Thursday for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter. The ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he congratulated President-elect Trump on his upcoming return to the White House when the two shared a brief greeting at former President Jimmy Carter’s

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.

Karen Pence seemingly still harbors resentment toward President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, after snubbing them at President Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday.

Pence was Trump’s loyal sideman for much of his first term in office. However, a rift opened up between the two after the 2020 election, when Trump pressured Pence to block the certification of the results in Congress.

Both men stand to shake Trump’s hand, but Karen Pence remains seated. As Trump pauses in front of Karen Pence, she looks down. Mike Pence and former first lady Melania Trump also shake hands, but Karen Pence appears to avoid Melania Trump, as well.

Mrs. Pence, who has reportedly always despised Mr. Trump, snubbed the 47th president in the recent past. Just weeks ago, at President Carter’s state funeral, Mrs. Pence refused to get up from her seat and shake Mr. Trump’s hand. She did not even acknowledge his presence, choosing instead to look down and read the funeral program.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake her hand.