Photo posted by the Vice President Kamala Harris Of Jimmy Carter’s funeral is gaining attention for the exclusion of a certain incoming and former president.
While President-elect Donald Trump attended the Washington, D.C., funeral on Thursday alongside the four other living presidents, he was not present in Harris’ position. The photo shows Harris, President Joe Biden, and former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama placing their hands over their hearts at the ceremony.
Trump and future first lady Melania Trump, who were sitting next to Obama, did not appear in the photo published on Saturday.
“President Jimmy Carter loved our country. He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it,” a social media comment on the vice president’s official accounts read. “President Carter’s many contributions will resonate for generations to come.”
While it was not clear whether Trump’s exclusion was intentional, Instagram followers were quick to notice his absence after the two went head-to-head in the 2024 presidential election.
“Best photo crop of the decade,” one comment reads.
Another user wrote: “I immediately laughed when I saw this photo. I love a good cropped photo.”
The Carter Center, which was founded by former President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter in 1982, also excluded the Trump family in a decision A series of photos from the funeral Shared on X 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 Washington National Cathedral on Thursday to offer their condolences and condolences to the family. Biden declared Thursday, January 9, a national day of mourning for the thirty-ninth president of the United States.

US military bearers carry the flag-draped casket carrying Jimmy Carter’s remains from Washington National Cathedral during his state funeral as Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and many others look on on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Several former Vice Presidents also attended including Mike Pence and incoming Vice President J.D. Vance.
First Lady Jill Biden, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and several of the president’s former wives also attended, with the exception of Michelle Obama, whose office did not provide details explaining her absence.
The following prominent names were present at the funeral:
President-elect Donald 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 Mike Pence
Former Vice President Dan Quayle
Former Vice President Al Gore
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Second Master Doug Emhoff
Incoming First Lady Melania Trump
Former First Lady Laura Bush
Carter died on December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. It was 100.
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