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Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed her brief exchange with President-elect Trump, which was caught on camera at former President Carter’s state funeral.
The pair have not been seen together publicly since they called it quits White House at odds over the results of the 2020 election. At the service at the National Cathedral, Pence rose to shake Trump’s hand and they appeared to exchange pleasantries.
Former second lady Karen Pence, who was seated next to her husband, did not stand up or acknowledge Trump.
In an interview with Christianity Today, Pence said he “welcomed” the opportunity to speak with Trump.
“He waved to me when he came down the hall. I stood up, reached out. He shook my hand. I said, ‘Congratulations, Mr President“, and he said, ‘Thank you, Mike,'” Pence said.
Former Vice President Al Gore, left, looks on as former Vice President Mike Pence, center, shakes hands with President-elect Trump before a state funeral for former President Carter at Washington 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 he would continue to pray for him. Trump replied, “Don’t bother,” the outlet reported.
“I said, ‘You know, there’s probably two things we’ll never agree on… We’ll probably never agree on what my duty was under the Constitution on 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.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks in front of 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 at Carter’s service, Pence told the network he didn’t think so Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the right fit to run health and human services and was concerned about former US 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 hear back.
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Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this article.
