Biden glares at Nancy Pelosi at Ethel Kennedy's funeral after she stabbed him in the back before he dropped out

President Joe Biden shared a pew with erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi astatine Ethel Kennedy's memorial work – and formed a blank look erstwhile the pistillate who helped propulsion him to extremity his run delivered a eulogy.

Biden was joined by 2 of his predecessors arsenic helium walked toward his spot for the work wrong the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, with Pelosi walking down him. The 2 are not known to person spoken successful much than 2 months.

Upon arriving astatine their row, Biden greeted erstwhile Sen. John Kerry, his clime envoy. He past spoke to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who served arsenic a apical surrogate for him adjacent portion himself staying retired of the race.

Former President Barack Obama was the adjacent to greet Kerry, portion Biden was shown to his seat. He didn't crook toward Pelosi oregon her hubby Paul Pelosi, arsenic they walked successful down him.

Biden sat adjacent to Obama, who helium served for 8 years arsenic vice president, and whose erstwhile aides were instrumental successful issuing nationalist calls for him to measurement backmost aft his statement catastrophe this summer.

Obama and erstwhile President Bill Clinton were seated betwixt Biden and Pelosi, providing a buffer.

When the Speaker emerita delivered remarks, she cracked a gag that erstwhile Rep. Joe Kennedy III had already made acknowledging the trio of almighty leaders.

'Again, Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. President,' she said, earning a grin from Obama. 'How cleanable for Ethel to person 3 large presidents' speak,' she said, to applause from attendees.

Biden sat stone-faced arsenic she continued.

Pelosi revealed successful a caller interrogation that she hadn't spoken to Biden since his monumental determination to measurement backmost from his campaign.

'Not since then, no,' she told the Gurdian. 'But I’m prayerful astir it.'

Biden did clasp an animated treatment with Obama, moving his hands astatine 1 constituent and gripping the pew with different portion a religion organist played somber music, each portion Clinton spoke to Pelosi conscionable a fewer feet away. 

It was Joe Kennedy who got the amended laughter erstwhile helium made the gag astir the 3 presidents. 'I tin accidental without question that you were her favorite,' helium jested, earning laughs from the assemblage of mourners and a large grin from Biden. 

When Obama spoke, helium touched connected themes of forgiveness and endurance portion celebrating Ethel Kennedy's beingness and acknowledging her sacrifice aft her hubby Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.

He called her 'a pistillate who understood that our salvation comes from turning towards each other, not turning away. idiosyncratic who reminds america by illustration that beingness goes connected nary substance however heavy the grief. That determination is joyousness and intent to beryllium found, nary substance what manus we've been dealt.

When Pelosi was called to speak, she walked successful beforehand of Biden, who stared up with his manus partially covering his mouth.

Pelosi acknowledged Obama's remarks recognizing Kennedy, earning applause from the crowd, including Biden. 

Biden nodded erstwhile Pelosi called Ethel Kennedy a 'national treasure.'

Biden joined the different presidents successful clapping erstwhile Pelosi concluded by saying 'may she remainder successful peace,' and stood dilatory erstwhile they did.