The Carter Center posted this photo.

[Self Esteem]

Coincidence or shade?

[Irish_Dem]

1. Coincidences take a lot of planning.

[BaronChocula]

61. As far as planning goes

this event was done with military precision. Best state funeral I've witnessed in terms of the tributes and the execution. I wasn't going to watch due to my post-November blackout. I had turned on local news to make sure I wasn't in a fire evacuation zone
(I wasn't) and they were broadcasting the service. I tuned in when the son of Vice President Mondale delivered his father's address. Things got a little misty here and there like when the President was singing "Imagine" along with Garth and Trisha. Oh boy.

[Irish_Dem]

69. Whoever planned this deserves a promotion and raise.

It doesn't get much better.

I have been watching some of the videos of the event.
Everything has been perfect and yes tear inducing.

[BonnieJW]

71. FANTASTIC !!!!

[Beachnutt]

2. They cut the felon out

Good

[wnylib]

72. I love how it gives a clearer view of Obama than

it would if they had left the fascist in the photo.

[forgotmylogin]

91. He's behind the pillar, right?

I heard he was seated next to Obama, but hadn’t seen any pictures yet

[jls4561]

3. I didn't know Pete Souza had a new job.

[Ilsa]

4. Best shade of the day. nt

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Well placed photographer.

TCF sees this, he will surely seethe for being left out.

[sdfernando]

53. If he is not in the photo

then he wasn’t there! That’s how maga rolls so that’s how it is!

[yellow dahlia]

86. He'll draw himself in, with a sharpie.

[cadoman]

7. you capture only what matters

Great photo.

[Turbineguy]

8. Trump's Elbow.

Actually, his knee.

[magicarpet]

52. Even just djt's knee. I threw up a little in the back of my throat.

[C0RI0LANUS]

9. ...

[Dem2theMax]

10. To the Carter Center --

[Bird Lady]

11. Great!!!

I hope this was on purpose. It's going to be a long 4 years for 45.

[GoneOffShore]

65. Or as I call him, Felon47

[karynnj]

93. Or felon34 and counting

[LAS14]

12. Perfect!!!!!!!! nt

[Auggie]

13. Love it

[Rhiagel]

14. Big-Time Shade.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. Bigly. . . . nt

[malaise]

15. Nice mushroom

next to Obama. 😂😂😂😀

[mountain grammy]

16. Good job!

[3catwoman3]

17. Well done.

Very well done.

[MustLoveBeagles]

18. LoL

The manbaby won't like this.

[zeusdogmom]

19. However it happened, it is a lovely picture

For historical purposes, we do need the full contingent but in this instance, the picture is perfect.

[Blue Full Moon]

20. Much better picture

[The Unmitigated Gall]

21. Oh that's AWESOME. nt

[Emile]

22. Great picture of all our presidents!

[La Coliniere]

23. Guess they want to make a statement. It's appropriate.

[2 Meow Momma]

24. A small silver lining for this sad day. nt

[dchill]

25. I agree with that angle.

[4catsmom]

26. who cares?

it doesn't make me want to throw up so I think it's spectacular. well done CC.

[sheshe2]

27. A pillar of salt.

[brakester]

80. Very appropriate

Symbolism!
Thanks!

[sheshe2]

85. You are welcome, brakestir.

[dgauss]

28. It takes a good photographer to know exactly how to frame a picture.

[kimbutgar]

29. Great pic without the 🍑💩🤡 and only a little of bush!

[Tbear]

45. Right!

If the Second Gentleman would lean his head to the left a bit.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

30. That made my day. Thanks. NT

[Yavin4]

31. Can you imagine Trump's funeral. n/t

[live love laugh]

32. Why yes. Yes I can .....

[Metaphorical]

59. I imagine Trump's funeral every day when I wake up

I have to wonder how many presidents or VPs will show up?

[Attilatheblond]

70. They will all have Scheduling Conflicts

Possibly due to the big soiree Michelle Obama planned for that very same day.

[Ocelot II]

76. I imagine it every day.

And I don't care what kind of ceremony is held, or where, just so it happens.

[Pacifist Patriot]

84. I don't just imagine, I fantasize.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. I love this photo

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

34. That's awesome!!

[joanbarnes]

35. Nice Job!

[Shellback Squid]

36. checked, false as it's not the Carter Centers website but a good picture all the same

[Self Esteem]

43. It's not false.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=986116113540917&set=pcb.986116243540904

[Shellback Squid]

44. It's on their FB page, makes sense, I checked the Carter Center's website

https://www.cartercenter.org/



https://www.jimmycartertribute.org/

[TalenaGor]

58. not false - link here

took me a while to find it though!

Post by @thecartercenter

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[LilElf70]

37. Absolutely perfect.

Made my day... TY

[iluvtennis]

39. Love it 😍 n:t

[Joinfortmill]

38. Ha! Love it!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. Donny might soil his Depends over this

[moniss]

42. Donad Crumb was probably out in the

vestibule selling his watches, fragrances and coffee cups.

[highplainsdem]

46. Perfect angle!

[Evolve Dammit]

47. Not sure how O was able to endure the stench. I wonder if Michelle just said no.

[ShazzieB]

48. Coincidence or shade?

I choose to believe it was deliberate. And very well done at that., l

[Dem4life1970]

49. What I love about this photo...

...beyond the obvious relief of not having to see the face of a convicted felon who will take office in 11 days...is that this will drive him nuts. He has always been trying to get Daddy's approval his entire life (which never came), and this has manifested itself in many ways.

The little boy from Queens who was never accepted by the Manhattan crowd, now finds himself in the most powerful and exclusive club in the world and guess what? They (rightfully) don't accept him either (with very good reasons).

[legallyblondeNYC]

50. She should have won.

What a digified, qualified, smart President she would have made.

[OAITW r.2.0]

51. Perfect.

This will drive Trump absolutely nutz.

[liberal N proud]

54. They know what the convict thought of Jimmy

No reason to give him a stage.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

55. Don't look if you don't want to see IT.

But it's worth noting how everyone else has their hand on their heart. And that Pence is nearby...

[Dem2theMax]

57. I know I'm stating the obvious,

but he doesn't have one. 🖤

[AdamGG]

66. complete sociopath

No reason to expect anything else.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

67. In appropriate, repulsive expression on the felon's face.

Always trying to look tough. He's mean, but not strong or courageous.

[wnylib]

74. That facial expression was visible throughout the service.

Whenever the PBS camera showed him (which, fortunately, was not often,) he had the same dark, ugly expression as the one in his arrest and arraignment photo.

[brakester]

83. A lot of

people mix up strength and courage with cruelty!

[Faux pas]

56. Lol

[intrepidity]

60. Shady AF

Love it!

[usonian]

62. People ask me how I take perfect landscape photos.

I have a chainsaw. If only .... oh, never mind.

But the photographer did acknowledge TCF as a pillar of society. LIKE JIMMY HOFFA, alleged cornerstone of the Teamster's Building.

[Meowmee]

63. Good- whether intentional or not

We don't have to look at that hideousness.

[mtmirror]

68. It's undeniably intentional

They cut out both Trump and Melania, but certainly could've taken and surely have a picture of all of them. I believe this was their way of making a statement while having plausible deniability - and kind of a classic way to throw some polite Southern "shade".

[electric_blue68]

64. Baaa, Haa, Haaaa! While not a professional I've been doing photography for nearly 55 years with a

1SLR, 1 Digital Rangefinder, 2 Digital SLRs, and now phone, a digital camera given to me that I have to use.

I usually try to check all the sides (edges) of a shot. Even with my little Kodak Instamatic by the time I was around say 14 yrs old I tried to frame the pic.

Anyway, I think it was deliberate because if the photographer was paying attention to the sides; it's very obvious that the column base is right there. Possibly bc it seems that they kneeled, or crouched down to get that angle. If they first were standing in that position before doing that - they might have seen more of drumphf. Crouching down they cut him out. 👍
Imho. Ha!

Otherwise - Yay, for good luck! 😄

[Prairie Gates]

73. Ouch

[TommieMommy]

75. Excellent photo 😁 it's just wonderful he's cropped out 💙💙💙💙

[OrlandoDem2]

77. It would be awful if this went viral in Truth Social.

[Kid Berwyn]

78. Traitors can't be President.

At least, it used to be that way.

[WinstonSmith4740]

79. SERIOUS shade!!

There isn't a pro photographer in the world who couldn't frame this picture to include him. One step to their left would have gotten him in. Totally love it.

There's also been a lot of "where's Michele?" She supposedly had a "scheduling conflict". Uh-huh. My theory? I read where she was supposed to be seated next to Mango Mussolini. My bet is she said, "No way in hell", and Barack either agreed, or knew better than to try and persuade her. And if that's the way it came down, GOOD FOR HER!

[Blue Owl]

81. K&R

I'm going to be doing a lot of personal cropping -- as in cropping the convicted felon rapist out of my daily intake of news and information every day for the next 4 years

[ThePartyThatListens]

82. Not bad

Not bad at all.

[endgenocide]

87. Serious Shade

[bee_peaceful]

88. historic... nt

[markpkessinger]

89. What I noticed yesterday . . .

. . . Was that all the other presidential spouses greeted one another cordially, even warmly --- except for Melania Trump, who sat on the end of the row looking like she'd rather be anyplace other than the funeral!

[alfredo]

90. Notice trump is hidden behind the column.

Kudos to the Carter Center photographers for hiding Mr Thinkstoomuchofhimself behind the pillar.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

92. I seriously doubt The Carter Center "accidentally" covered up Trump by a marble pillar in this photo

Link to tweet

[forgotmylogin]

94. I so hope he gets mad at this.

And draws himself in with a sharpie.