{"id":19291,"date":"2025-01-21T01:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19291"},"modified":"2025-01-21T01:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:09:21","slug":"karen-pence-skips-donald-trumps-inauguration-days-after-snubbing-him-at-jimmy-carters-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19291","title":{"rendered":"Karen Pence Skips Donald Trump’s Inauguration Days After Snubbing Him at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The former second lady sent her husband, Mike Pence, to the inauguration on his own after recently declining to greet Donald and Melania Trump during a state funeral<\/p>\n

After declining to greet President-elect\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Jimmy Carter<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0funeral<\/a>, former second lady\u00a0Karen Pence<\/a>\u00a0also chose to skip his inauguration.<\/p>\n

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As former Vice President\u00a0Mike Pence<\/a>, 65, arrived at the Capitol Rotunda for the inauguration, his wife, Karen, 68, was notably absent.<\/p>\n

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Her absence came just days after the Trumps and Pences crossed paths for the first time in nearly four years at former President Jimmy Carter\u2019s state funeral on Jan. 9. At the service, Mike\u00a0stood to shake hands<\/a>\u00a0with Donald and\u00a0Melania<\/a>, 54, exchanging a few words.<\/p>\n

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However, Karen remained seated, appearing uninterested in talking with her husband’s estranged ex-boss and his wife.<\/p>\n

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Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral on Jan. 9.<\/span>Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The strained relationship between the Trumps and Pences dates back to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, when the 45th president took to X and accused his vice president of lacking \u201cthe courage\u201d\u00a0 to reject the certification of the electoral college votes after he lost the 2020 election. A mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, with some chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” as they attempted to halt the certification.<\/p>\n

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In 2023, Pence\u00a0stated<\/a>\u00a0that \u201c[Trump\u2019s] reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cI know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”<\/p>\n

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Trump later called Pence \u201cdelusional\u201d and \u201cnot a very good person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Karen is not the only notable figure to skip the inauguration. Former first lady\u00a0Michelle Obama<\/a>\u00a0and former Speaker of the House\u00a0Nancy Pelosi<\/a>\u00a0were also absent.<\/p>\n

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President-elect Donald Trump (2ndR),and his wife Melania Trump (2ndL), are greeted by President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on January 20, 2017.<\/span>\u00a0Mark Wilson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A source close to Michelle, 61,\u00a0told PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0earlier in January that Michelle’s absence was driven by her views of Trump.<\/p>\n

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“There’s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,” the source explained. “Michelle doesn’t do anything because it’s expected or it’s protocol or it’s tradition.”<\/p>\n

The source added, “She served in the public eye and did all the public good that she could for eight years as first lady. You’ll see her when she has a project or cause to promote but she doesn’t feel the need to be a public figure anymore.”<\/p>\n

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During the 2020 campaign, Karen had spoken positively of the now-reelected president.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUnder the leadership of President Trump and Vice President Pence \u2014 I have to put his name in there, too \u2014 we are getting things done,” she said.<\/p>\n

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