Michelle Obama and Dick Cheney are among the notable absences from Carter’s funeral

Michelle Obama and Dick Cheney are among the notable absences from Carter’s funeral

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral was attended by all living former presidents as well as various dignitaries from around the world.

It was also notable that some VIPs were not present.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was not seen at the funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. The 83-year-old, who had health problems, was the only living vice president not to make the trip, as former vice presidents Al Gore, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Dan Quayle were in attendance.

Also missing from the ceremony was former first lady Michelle Obama, who was not seated next to her husband, former President Barack Obama.

“Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family and to all who loved and learned from the remarkable former president,” Crystal Carson, a spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, told Politico.

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former presidents sit at Carter's funeral

From left: Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Trump and Melania Trump arrive at the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The outlet reported that Michelle Obama, who would have sat next to Trump at the funeral, had a scheduling conflict and is in Hawaii.

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton was in attendance along with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Former first ladies Laura Bush and Melania Trump were also seen at the funeral, sitting next to their husbands. Former Second Lady Karen Pence sat next to her husband and First Lady Jill Biden sat next to President Biden.

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Secret Service agent with Carter hearse

Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to Jimmy Carter’s detail walk with the hearse carrying his flag-adorned casket at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

All five living men who once occupied the White House – the so-called President’s Club – President Biden and former Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama and President-elect Trump gathered for the first time since former President George HW Bush’s funeral in 2018.

Other notable attendees included Vice President-elect JD Vance, Pennsylvania Republican Senator Dave McCormick, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, first son Hunter Biden and Ted Mondale, son of the late Vice President Walter Mondale.

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Children salute Carter's casket at memorial service in Atlanta

Children watch as the hearse carrying former President Jimmy Carter’s flag-adorned casket comes to a stop outside the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

After the funeral, Carter’s remains will be flown to Georgia by the U.S. Air Force aboard Special Air Mission 39 for a private ceremony in his hometown of Plains.

Carter, the 39th president, died on December 29 at the age of 100 after being admitted to hospice care in 2023.

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

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