Jimmy Carter being set to lie in state on Tuesday was not enough to protect him from Donald Trump’s rage. The president-elect—as just part of a complaint-laden screed—slammed Carter in a news conference over his decades-old decision to relinquish control of the Panama Canal to Panama.
There were many reasons that Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Panama Canal Treaty wasn’t among them.
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the nation owes former President Jimmy Carter “a debt of gratitude.” In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the 39th president,
Trump has referenced the 39th president on multiple occasions, including on the latter's 100th birthday in October at a rally in Waunakee, Wisconsin. After calling Biden the worst U.S. president in history, he said that "Jimmy Carter is the happiest man because Jimmy Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison."
Under President Joe Biden’s proclamation, flags will be at half-staff until a week after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Since ordering the flags lowered is a proclamation that a sitting president makes, Trump won’t be able to do anything about it until after he is inaugurated.
President-elect Donald Trump, speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, blasted President Joe Biden's final actions before leaving office.
Donald Trump has said the US flag should not be lowered to half-mast on the day of his inauguration to mourn the death of former president Jimmy Carter.
After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.
Solomon Jones on the shift in America's cultural values marked by the death of the 39th president and the criminal sentencing of the 47th.
Jimmy Carter showed that presidents seen as failures on leaving can be viewed generously years later. What about Biden? His legacy is in Trump's hands.
Donald Trump is upset that U.S. flags will fly at half-staff at his inauguration on Jan. 20, a gesture that honors late former President Jimmy Carter. He wrote in a post on Truth Social that 'nobody wants to see this' and made the untrue claim that it will be the first time this has ever happened.