Former Vice President Mike Pence is now confirmed to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, a person familiar with his travel confirms to CNN. He had been planning to attend but it was unconfirmed until now, given he was traveling in Asia.
This puts Pence in the same place as Trump for the second time in recent weeks. President Jimmy Carter’s funeral was the first time they had been in the same room since January 2021. Pence congratulated him, but former second lady Karen Pence did not greet the president-elect.
Notably, Pence and Trump will also be in the same location Pence was four years ago when he was evacuated to a secure location within the Capitol amid the violent insurrection on January 6.