The former second lady's absence comes just days after she declined to shake hands with Donald and Melania Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral

Donald Trump shook hands with Mike Pence at Jimmy Carter's state funeral -- a notable exchange as the two men have not interacted publicly in years.

The handshake happened almost four years to the day when Trump supporters called for Pence's execution during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored with a state funeral Thursday in Washington, D.C. All five living current and former presidents were in attendance, but only four first ladies. Former first lady Michelle Obama did not join her husband, former president Barack Obama, at the ceremony.

Where was former first lady Michelle Obama? Her husband ... Trump shook hands with his own former vice president, Mike Pence, who was a loyal ally until he refused to go along with Trump ...

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US president in an indoor ceremony at the US Capitol, attended by notable global and business leaders. Mike Pence and the Clintons faced boos from the crowd, while CEOs of major companies had better seats than Trump's Cabinet.

As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for his second term, a bevy of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others are in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.

The president-elect and his former vice president, who have been at odds since the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, briefly conversed at former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral

All of the living former U.S. presidents were in Washington for the funeral of Jimmy Carter, a rare scene that included moments of both levity and gravitas.

All the living U.S. presidents sat near each other during former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, including Donald Trump, who was spotted laughing and chatting with Barack Obama.

Obama did not want to be there. But she went because it was expected of her, even though it meant being in the presence of the man who tried to delegitimize her husband’s historic nomination and presidency.