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Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday introduced collectively 5 present and former presidents. But photographs of the group later shared to social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center left one among them out of body: President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Ms. Harris, who misplaced a bitterly fought marketing campaign to Mr. Trump, and Mr. Carter had each been harshly criticized by the president-elect, who attended the funeral at Washington National Cathedral along with his spouse, Melania Trump.
The picture shared from the vice chairman’s official social media accounts on Saturday featured the three Democrats probably the most prominently.
It confirmed President Biden and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama standing with their arms over their hearts. Former President George W. Bush, a Republican, was obscured by Doug Emhoff, Ms. Harris’s husband, who was standing subsequent to her within the entrance pew.
Mr. Trump was subsequent to Mr. Obama. In the picture, a big pillar appeared to dam each Mr. and Mrs. Trump, who had been on the finish of their row.
“President Jimmy Carter beloved our nation,” Ms. Harris wrote in her submit. “He lived his religion, served the folks, and left the world higher than he discovered it.”
The Carter Center, a nonprofit began by Mr. Carter after leaving the White House, shared a unique picture on Thursday of the funeral scene. Shot from a decrease vantage level, it reveals the attendees seated, with the president and vice chairman and their spouses clearly seen within the entrance row. In the second row, Mr. Clinton, Laura Bush and Mr. Obama are seen. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mr. Bush are partly obscured, and the Trumps can’t be seen in any respect.
It was not clear whether or not the omissions of Mr. Trump had been intentional. Other photographs taken by the information media in the course of the funeral confirmed all 5 presidents in the identical body.
A consultant for Ms. Harris’s workplace declined to touch upon Saturday.
The Carter Center and Mr. Trump’s White House transition staff didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The state funeral service for Mr. Carter, who was the nation’s oldest residing former president when he died at age 100, was marked by uncommon shows of bipartisanship at a second of deep political divisions. Mr. Obama chatted amiably with Mr. Trump, who had spent years attempting to undermine the legitimacy of Mr. Obama’s presidency with baseless claims about his citizenship.
Other Republicans in attendance included Mr. Bush and Mike Pence, who was Mr. Trump’s vice chairman throughout his first time period and was the goal of rioters in the course of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault. During the election, Mr. Pence refused to endorse Mr. Trump due to his actions in the course of the riot. At the funeral, they got here collectively awkwardly for a handshake.
Some different dignitaries didn’t shake Mr. Trump’s hand and appeared to keep away from him, together with Karen Pence, Mr. Pence’s spouse, and Mr. Bush.
Michelle Obama, the previous first woman, didn’t attend the service.
Eli Cohen contributed reporting.
