“President Jimmy Carter loved our country,” Harris wrote in her post. “He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.” The potential snub of Trump drew immediate backlash on social media.

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a practice that Vice President Kamala Harris will resume on Jan. 20 after an eight-year hiatus.

Harris deliberately averted eye contact with Trump, in a sign of disdain. The tension of her facial expression, with pursed lips tightened toward the center showed there was "no love lost" between the two 2024 contenders.

Pictures shared on social media by the vice president and by the Carter Center prominently showed other past presidents in attendance.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.

A photo that Vice President Kamala Harris shared on Instagram has ... alongside President Joe Biden and former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But Trump, who stood ...

Kamala Harris is letting a picture say a thousand ... Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush. However, the cameraman was seemingly unable to get President-elect Trump in the shot.

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.

At the funeral of Jimmy Carter which saw five presidents together -- Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton -- Kamala Harris had an awkward moment with Jill Biden.

After the former president died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris ... Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were also joined ...

Former US presidents and vice presidents attended the funeral of the 39th President Jimmy Carter on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Incoming first lady Melania Trump wore a look from American designer Adam Lippes to attend a church service early in the day. The ensemble featured a navy silk wool coat, a navy silk wool pencil skirt and an ivory silk crepe blouse, all hand-sewn in New York City.