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.
Former Second Lady Karen Pence — whose husband, former Vice President Mike Pence, was the target of violent threats from the January 6 Capitol Insurrection mob — is getting attention today for refusing to stand up and shake Donald Trump’s hand at the late President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
Former Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with his former boss and now President-elect Donald Trump at the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter while his wife Karen Pence refuses to acknowledge the former commander-in-chief who returns to the White House later this month.
The handshake happened almost four years to the day when Trump supporters called for Pence's execution during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
President-elect Donald Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence briefly interacted at former President Jimmy Carter's home.
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
Melania Trump continued her trend of dressing inappropriately for Carter family funerals by rocking up to Jimmy Cater's memorial in an eyebrow-raising ensemble.
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.