Not solely was Donald Trump the only dwelling president—present or former—to not ship a video message for Jimmy Carter in honor of the thirty ninth president’s milestone one hundredth birthday on Tuesday, however he made no point out of the historic event regardless of speaking about Carter’s presidency in an try to criticize Joe Biden.
On Tuesday, the Carter Heart shared excerpts of messages of assist from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden that had been proven at Carter’s birthday live performance final month at Atlanta’s Fox Theater. The live performance, a profit that has raised $1.2 million so far for the Carter Heart’s mission to “wage peace, combat illness, and construct hope,” airs Tuesday on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
We’re so grateful to Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush, and Clinton for contributing messages for President Carter’s one hundredth birthday live performance. The viewers was thrilled! Right this moment, on President Carter’s precise birthday, we’re delighted to share excerpts from these with the world. pic.twitter.com/DhA7O18FbA
— The Carter Heart (@CarterCenter) October 1, 2024
Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden additionally posted about Carter on their official social media accounts. As of publication, Trump hadn’t even finished that.
As a substitute, whereas campaigning in Waunakee, Wisconsin, Trump used Biden’s administration as a solution to point out Carter—and never in a constructive method.
“Jimmy Carter is the happiest man as a result of Jimmy Carter is taken into account a superb president compared,” Trump stated, after having referred to as Biden “the worst.”
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his one hundredth birthday surrounded by household and mates in his yard in Plains, Georgia. CBS Information was there as he was wheeled outdoors, beneath the shade of his timber, to witness a army flyover with 4 fighter jets. pic.twitter.com/FKKd6XrHL6
— CBS Information (@CBSNews) October 1, 2024
Carter, who left workplace in 1981, has had the longest post-presidency of any former commander-in-chief, and is the one former president to have turned 100. He entered hospice care in February 2023.
Seen Tuesday surrounded by household and mates in his yard whereas being saluted with a army flyover, Carter has downplayed his birthday. What’s extra necessary to him, he has made clear via his household, is having the ability to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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