Former Vice President Mike Pence is attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, further underscoring the returning commander-in-chief's rising favorability in Washington. "This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States,

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

The president-elect and his former vice president, who have been at odds since the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, briefly conversed at former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral

Mike Pence watched his replacement, J.D. Vance, take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, eight years after standing in the same position. Karen Pence skipped the service