Vice President Kamala Harris’s tribute photo to the late President Jimmy Carter has garnered a lot of attention online, not because of what it contained but rather because of what it omitted.
The picture, which was shared on Harris’ official social media pages over the weekend, depicts her standing next to former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton as well as President Joe Biden. During the funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, the group is seen putting their hands over their hearts solemnly.
But conspicuously absent from the article? The Obamas were seated next to former President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, during the funeral service. On social media, the cropped image immediately generated discussion, with many people wondering if the omission was deliberate.
“Our nation was cherished by President Jimmy Carter. Harris wrote, “He served the people, lived his faith, and left the world in a better state than when he found it.” “President Carter’s many contributions will echo for generations to come.”
One commenter referred to the edit and wrote, “Best photo crop of the decade.”
“As soon as I saw this picture, I started laughing. Another user commented, “I adore a good cropped photo.”
The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter established in 1982, further fueled the controversy by posting a number of funeral images on X (formerly Twitter) that did not include the Trumps, even though both of them were present at the service.
