Sitting President George W. Bush rode with former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton on Air Force One to the funeral Mass of Pope John Paul II’s in 2005. Yet when Trump was told that Biden would also be attending the Saturday ceremony, he didn’t give his political rival much thought.

The president appeared to get his wish for the funeral of Pope Francis funeral on Sunday, when he was seated in the front row, with Biden, yet again, seated a few rows back. The two presidents did not appear to acknowledge one another, despite clearly being within each other’s line of sight.

Front row left to right, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Estonia's President Alar Karis, Spain's King Felipe VI and Spain's Queen Letizia attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) AP