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

"This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power," Pence wrote.

Mike Pence, to the inauguration on his own after recently declining to greet Donald and Melania Trump during a state funeral 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty; James Devaney/GC Images ...