Kamala Harris posts photos from Jimmy Carter’s funeral with clear repulsion; Internet reaction

A photo shared by Vice President Kamala Harris at Jimmy Carter’s funeral has gained attention for excluding a certain predecessor and incoming president.

While President-elect Donald Trump attended the funeral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday along with four other living presidents, he did not assume Harris’ post. Pictures show Harris, President Joe Biden and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama placing their hands over their hearts during the ceremony.

Neither Trump nor incoming first lady Melania Trump, who sat next to Obama, appeared in the photo released Saturday.

“President Jimmy Carter loved our country. He lived his faith, served his people, and left the world a better place than he found it,” read a social media caption on the vice president’s official account. “President Carter’s many contributions will echo for generations to come.”

While it’s unclear whether Trump’s exclusion was intentional, fans on Instagram were quick to notice his absence after the two went head-to-head in the 2024 presidential election.

“Best photo crop in a decade,” one comment read.

“I immediately laughed when I saw this picture. I love a cropped photo,” another user wrote.

The Carter Center, founded in 1982 by former president and first lady Rosalynn Carter, also excluded the Trump family from a series of funeral photos shared by X on Thursday.

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Harris, Trump and the Carter Center for comment.

Who attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral?

All five living former presidents attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday to pay their respects and condolences to his family. Biden declared Thursday, January 9, a national day of mourning for the 39th President of the United States.

Several former vice presidents were also in attendance, including Mike Pence and incoming Vice President J.D. Vance.

First lady Jill Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and several other former spouses of the president also attended, except for Michelle Obama, whose office did not provide a detailed explanation for her absence. .

The following notable individuals served as presidents at the funeral:

• President-elect Trump

• former president barack obama

• former president george w. bush

• former president bill clinton

• Vice President Kamala Harris

• Vice President-elect J.D. Vance

• former vice president pence

• former vice president dan quayle

• former vice president al gore

• Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

• Mr. Second Class Doug Emhoff

• Incoming First Lady Melania Trump

• Former First Lady Laura Bush

Carter died on December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. He is 100 years old.

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