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Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed his brief exchange with President-elect Trump, which was caught on camera at former President Carter’s state funeral.
The couple has not been seen publicly together since they left the White House disagreed over the results of the 2020 election. At the service at the National Cathedral, Pence stood to shake Trump’s hand and appeared to exchange pleasantries.
Former second lady Karen Pence, who was seated next to her husband, did not stand up and greet Trump.
In an interview with Christianity Today, Pence said he “appreciated” the opportunity to speak with Trump.
“He greeted me when he came to the altar. I stood up, extended my hand. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, mr president,’ and he said, ‘Thanks, Mike,'” Pence said.
Former Vice President Al Gore, left, watches as former Vice President Mike Pence, center, shakes hands with President-elect Trump before former President Carter’s state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. . (Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Pence also recalled one of his last conversations with Trump in 2021, when he told Trump that he would continue to pray for him. Trump responded: “Don’t bother,” the outlet reported.
“I said, ‘You know, there are probably two things we’re never going to agree on… We’re probably never going to agree on what my duty was under the Constitution in January 6.’ And then I said, ‘And I will never stop praying for you,'” Pence told Christianity Today. “And he said, ‘That’s right, Mike, never change.'”
He said he kept his word.
RFK JR. SAYS HE ALSO PLANS TO MEET WITH OTHERS TO BE CONFIRMED AS TRUMP HHS HEAD
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, at a campaign event, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
While the two appeared to remain cordial in the service to Carter, Pence told the outlet that he does not believe Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the right person to run Health and Human Services and was concerned about former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard serving as director of national intelligence.
Fox News Digital reached out to Trump and Advancing American Freedom, a public policy advocacy organization founded by Pence, for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this article.
