Michelle Obama, Dick Cheney among notable absences at Carter funeral

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former first lady Michelle Obama were among notable dignitaries not in attendance at the former President Jimmy Carter state funeral on Thursday.

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Trump and Melania Trump, arrive for the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The outlet reported that Michelle Obama, who would have sat next to Trump at the funeral, had a scheduling conflict and is in Hawaii.

Former first lady Hillary Clinton was in attendance alongside her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Also spotted at the funeral were former first ladies Laura Bush and Melania Trump, who sat alongside their husbands. Former second lady Karen Pence was next to her husband and first lady Jill Biden was seated alongside President Biden.

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Children watch as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter pauses outside the state Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Following the funeral, Carter's remains will be flown to Georgia by the U.S. Air Force aboard Special Air Mission 39 for a private ceremony in his hometown of Plains.

Carter, the 39th president, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100 after he was admitted to hospice care in 2023.

Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

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