Joe Biden responds to the press after paying tribute to Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024.
UNITED STATES – A small tackle in passing. Democratic American President Joe Biden has scratched his Republican successor Donald Trump, who will take up residence in the White House on January 20, after the death of Jimmy Carter at the age of 100 on Sunday December 29.
Asked by a journalist to give a quality that Jimmy Carter possessed and that Donald Trump could draw inspiration from, Joe Biden responded: “Decency, decency, decency. » It must be said that the billionaire is not known for his restraint, he who multiplies false information and lies, insults towards his opponents and shocking statements.
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“Everyone deserves a little bit. Can you imagine Jimmy Carter walking past someone who needs something and continuing to walk? Can you imagine Jimmy Carter reducing someone to their appearance or the way they speak? I can't do it”, continued Joe Biden as you can see in the video above, starting at 8:50 minutes (in English).
Carter and Trump had a strained relationship
In a press release published shortly after the announcement of the death of the president from 1976 to 1980, Joe Biden paid tribute to “ an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian.” “For anyone seeking to know what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning…study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith and humility,” he added.
For his part, Donald Trump, who had repeatedly described Jimmy Carter as a bad president and had even joked about his death, admitted on his Truth Social network to having been “strongly disagree with him philosophically and politically”. But he said he “ realized that he truly loved and respected our country and everything it represents. He was a truly good man.”
Jimmy Carter had a strong opinion about Donald Trump. When Stephen Colbert asked him on the Late Show in 2018 if Americans wanted a ” jerk “ as leader, the democrat blurted out: “Apparently, given the election we had recently, yes. » Donald Trump had been elected president two years earlier.
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