As we reported earlier, former Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at 100 years old.
Carter had been president from 1976 to 1980, and his presidency was known for inflation and the Iranian hostage crisis. He had been in hospice care since February 2023.
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Joe Biden is in St. Croix, but he did come out and deliver remarks of about 10 minutes. The remarks seemed to be essentially following the written statement that the White House had released earlier.
But Biden being Biden, he still managed to make it about himself. When he spoke about Carter’s fight with cancer, he had to mention his own son Beau. It starts around 27 minutes into the video below. Even with only about 10 minutes, he struggled.
Biden repeated part of the stump speech remark that he’s always making about his father, and made it about Carter.
Biden on the death of President Jimmy Carter: “He was like my dad. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job’s about a lot more than a paycheck.'” pic.twitter.com/OdWvqnZPLl
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He said he was going to tell a story that Carter’s son told him but then said, perhaps that might be inappropriate, so he didn’t.
A reporter asked him if he took any message from Carter, and he said “Never give up hope,” and that there was a lot of negativism.
BIDEN (rambling): “So much negativism out there” pic.twitter.com/ifqFldCdiq
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But he, Biden, contributed to that negativism.
Biden repeated that Carter was about “decency.” Unfortunately, that’s something Biden did not learn from him.
The White House’s written statement — likely written by someone else — was nice.
`Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian.
Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well.
With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe.
He was a man of great character and courage, hope and optimism. We will always cherish seeing him and Rosalynn together. The love shared between Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter is the definition of partnership and their humble leadership is the definition of patriotism.
We will miss them both dearly, but take solace knowing they are reunited once again and will remain forever in our hearts.
To the entire Carter family, we send our gratitude for sharing them with America and the world. To their staff – from the earliest days to the final ones – we have no doubt that you will continue to do the good works that carry on their legacy.
And to all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility. He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.
To honor a great American, I will be ordering an official state funeral to be held in Washington D.C. for James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, 76th Governor of Georgia, Lieutenant of the United States Navy, graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and favorite son of Plains, Georgia, who gave his full life in service to God and country.
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[Editor’s Note: This article was edited for clarity after publication.]
