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

Mike Pence watched his replacement, J.D. Vance, take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, eight years after standing in the same position. Karen Pence skipped the service

Rachel Maddow admitted to Andy Cohen that Mike Pence's wife was the definition of "marriage goals" at President Jimmy Carter's funeral

His post included a video of Karen Pence not getting up from her seat to shake Trump’s hand at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

"This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power," Pence wrote.

Mike Pence had not been seen publicly with Donald Trump since the former president pressured his VP to reject Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, 2021.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment. Experts reveal their takeaways from the viral moment when Sen. Deb Fischer's husband, Bruce, appeared to deny the vice president's handshake.

Pence and Trump made headlines when they shook hands for the first time in years at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.

Mike Pence's relationship with Donald Trump seems to be thawing ... the former vice president showed up today at DT's inauguration in D.C.

Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, moved indoors due to intense cold, will begin at noon ET. But festivities will start earlier when the incoming president arrives for service at St. John’s Episcopal

VP said President-elect Trump 'endangered my family' on Jan. 6, 2021, but he will attend the ceremony cementing his old running mate's return.