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Michelle Obama misses Jimmy Carter's funeral due to scheduling conflicts

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  • Michelle Obama misses Jimmy Carter's funeral due to scheduling conflicts
  • President Joe Biden delivered the eulogy at the Washington National Cathedral
  • Carter was buried beside his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter
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  • The Bidens and the Emhoffs did not acknowledge each other during Carter's funeral
  • Similar scenario happened at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony where the Bidens didn't greet or acknowledge Harris
  • First Lady Jill Biden appeared to give Harris the cold shoulder during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
New York PostNew York Post
  • CNN's Jake Tapper observed that there was no warm greeting between the first and second couples at the funeral
  • A White House official denied Tapper's interpretation of the events, stating that they were at a funeral
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that relations between the Bidens and the Emhoffs have been described as "frosty" since the 2020 election, with the first lady reportedly not being enamored with Vice President Harris
New York PostNew York Post
  • Biden and Carter first met in 1974 when Biden was a senator and Carter was the governor of Georgia, and they hit it off during a meeting at the governor's mansion.
  • Despite their political differences, they remained friends and both served as one-term presidents, with their bids for reelection damaged by inflation and accusations of incompetence.
  • Biden praised Carter's decency and his ability to empathize with people from all walks of life, saying that Carter saw the world from the perspective of the heart rather than the head.
usatoday.com
  • Former Vice Presidents Al Gore and Mike Pence were in attendance at the funeral
  • Steven Ford, son of President Gerald Ford, read a tribute from his father during the ceremony
  • The five living presidents of different parties, including Barack Obama and Donald Trump, last gathered for the funeral of George H.W. Bush in December 2018
CBS NEWSCBS NEWS
  • Michelle Obama was not present at the funeral due to scheduling conflicts and is still in Hawaii
  • The funeral was held at the Washington National Cathedral and President Joe Biden delivered the eulogy
  • The Carters were buried in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, where they began their lives together on a peanut farm
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