The former second lady's absence comes just days after she declined to shake hands with Donald and Melania Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral

"I’ve had my differences with the Pence family and their professed piety, but that was a marriage goals moment."

As Trump and his wife, Melania, passed by the Pences, Mike Pence stood to shake hands with the former president, but his wife, Karen Pence, remained seated, as reported by People. Karen Pence wants nothing to do with Donald or Melania Trump. pic.twitter.com/VJB14nzOhR

Karen Pence has been criticized for not showing up at Donald Trump's inauguration, leaving her husband Mike to emerge on his own at the high-profile event