A photo shared by Vice President Kamala Harris from Jimmy Carter's funeral is gaining attention for its exclusion of a certain former and incoming president.
While President-elect Donald Trump attended the funeral in Washington DC on Thursday along with the other four living presidents, he was not present at Harris' post. The image shows Harris, President Joe Biden and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama placing their hands over their hearts during the ceremony.
Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump, who sat next to Obama, were both left out of the photo posted Saturday.
“President Jimmy Carter loved our country. He lived his faith, served the people and left the world better than he found it,” reads the caption on the vice president's official accounts. “President Carter's many contributions will reverberate for generations.”
While it was not clear whether Trump's exclusion was intentional, Instagram followers quickly noticed his absence after the two faced off in the 2024 presidential election.
“Best photo crop of the decade,” reads one comment.
“I immediately laughed when I saw this image. I love a well cropped photo,” wrote another user.
The Carter Center, founded in 1982 by former president and first lady Rosalynn Carter, also excluded the Trumps in a series of photos from the funeral shared on Thursday.
USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Harris, Trump and the Carter Center for comment.
Who was at 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 the family. Biden declared Thursday, January 9, a national day of mourning for the 39th president of the United States.
U.S. Army pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket containing Jimmy Carter's remains from the Washington National Cathedral during his state funeral as Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and many others look on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Several former vice presidents were also in attendance, including Mike Pence and new Vice President JD Vance.
First lady Jill Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and several other former spouses of the president were also in attendance, with the exception of Michelle Obama, whose office provided no details about her absence.
The following notable names presided at the funeral:
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President-elect Donald Trump
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Former President Barack Obama
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Former President George W. Bush
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Former President Bill Clinton
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Vice President Kamala Harris
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Vice President-elect JD Vance
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Former Vice President Mike Pence
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Former Vice President Dan Quayle
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Former Vice President Al Gore
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff
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Incoming first lady Melania Trump
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Former first lady Laura Bush
Carter died on December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.
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