“Classless”: Mike Pence’s Wife Karen
In a shocking moment at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, January 9, Karen Pence, the wife of former Vice President Mike Pence, sparked a huge uproar online when she refused to do the common courtesy of shaking hands with Melania Trump. Making the incident even more shocking, it occurred inside the Washington National Cathedral, meaning the insult delivered by supposedly Christian Karen Pence came inside a gathering place of the Christian faith.
The video shows the incident occurring as President-elect Donald Trump and his tastefully attired wife Melania arrived at the National Cathedral for Carter’s funeral. Interestingly, this was one of their first major public appearances together since Trump won the 2024 election in November, with Melania having kept a lower profile.
In any case, as they arrived, Melania approached Karen Pence and tried shaking her hand. Instead of doing the common courtesy of extending her hand back and shaking it, Karen Pence stayed seated, turned away, and refused to shake Melania’s hand, a major snub and insult of the incoming First Lady, particularly as it occurred in public inside a church.
