It seems that Vice President Kamala Harris may still be bitter about her historic loss to now-President-elect Donald Trump.
The outgoing second-in-command has caused a stir on social media and on cable news outlets including CNN, of all places, for a photo she posted to her accounts of her attendance at the late President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week.
The event brought together five current and former presidents – Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Trump — as well as former vice presidents Al Gore and Mike Pence. But when posting a photo of the gathering to her social media accounts, Harris conspicuously left out Trump.
President Jimmy Carter loved our country. He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.
President Carter’s many contributions will echo for generations to come. pic.twitter.com/xF96snw8hV
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) January 11, 2025
The image depicted the current and former presidents all standing with their hands over their hearts. In the foreground, former Bush, a Republican, was partially hidden by Doug Emhoff, Harris’s husband, who stood next to her in the front pew.
“President Jimmy Carter loved our country,” Harris wrote in her post. “He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.”
The potential snub of Trump drew immediate backlash on social media.
“Kamala, you are a petty POS. You cropped out President Trump and his family. All because you were not able to steal another election from him. You will always be known as the DEI pick who slept your way to the top of the illegitimate Biden regime. Signed, The American People,” former West Virginia House member and Jan. 6 “political prisoner” Derrick Evans wrote.
“Trying to erase history once again. Did you know Melania was there on the 1-year anniversary of her own mother’s funeral? Your moral character and that of those surrounding you in the picture is well shown. President Trump and Melania shouldn’t be in the picture with you. Once again a petty tactic backfires. Pure evil is like that,” another user wrote.
“Worst VP in history,” said another.
At the same time, Harris isn’t the only Democrat being petty as Trump’s swearing-in ceremony nears.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California has declined an invitation to be present at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, ABC News reported. And former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, either.
“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” the brief statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said.
“A spokesperson for former President George W. Bush confirmed he and former First Lady Laura Bush are planning to be at the Capitol for the festivities. Michelle Obama also did not attend funeral services for Jimmy Carter last week, where all the living former presidents congregated. The other living first ladies were also in attendance,” CBS News reported.
Since 2008, Michelle Obama has been present at every inauguration, including Trump’s first in 2017, as she and her husband were departing the White House. She talked about her experience attending Trump’s inauguration in 2023.
“To sit on that stage and watch the opposite of what we represented on display, there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage,” Obama said. “There was no reflection of the broader sense of America. Many people took pictures of me and they’re like, you weren’t in a good mood. No, I was not.”
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