Carter’s funeral is scheduled to be held in Washington on January 9, and he will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol from January 7 to 9.
US President-elect Donald Trump said, He will attend the funeral of the former president. Jimmy Carter, who died a few days ago.
Trump stopped to speak with reporters on his way to his Mar-a-Lago home for a New Year’s Eve party. Asked if he would attend the funeral, he said, “I’ll be there” and that he was invited.
He said he would not comment on whether he had spoken to members of the Carter family, according to the newspaper. Washington Post.
Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Carter’s funeral is scheduled to be held in Washington on January 9, and he will lie in state at the US Capitol from January 7 to 9.
Trump has often used Carter on the campaign trail as a means of discrediting President Biden’s record.
On several occasions, he said Biden was a worse president than Carter, and said a Georgia peanut farmer would be “happy” if Biden followed suit because, by comparison, his tenure as president from 1977 to 1981 was “fantastic.”
What did Trump say after Carter’s death?
Shortly after Carter’s death at age 100 was announced Sunday, Trump shared two statements on Truth Social.
He said: “I just heard the news of the death of President Jimmy Carter.
“Those of us who have been fortunate enough to be president understand that this is a very exclusive club, and only we can shoulder the enormous responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history,” he wrote in a blog post.
“The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country, and he did everything he could to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude,” he said.
In a second post, he talked about how he “disagrees with [Mr. Carter] philosophically and politically,” but that he “also realizes that he truly loves and respects our country and everything it stands for.”
“He worked hard to make America a better place, and that’s why I have so much respect for him,” he added. “He was a truly good man, and he will be greatly missed.”
He also wrote that he was of great importance, much more than most presidents, after he left the Oval Office.
