President Biden praises Jimmy Carter’s morals and attacks Trump

President Biden addressed the nation on Sunday following the previous death of president jimmy carter, He pays tribute to the late statesman while also criticizing the current president-elect during his speech.

Biden, who appeared hoarse during the speech, said he “lost a dear friend” on Sunday, noting that he had known Carter for more than 50 years. Carter died in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 100, after nearly two years in a nursing home.

During his remarks, Biden said that Carter is an example of “what it means to live a life with meaning and purpose, a life of principle, faith, and humility.”

“Some look Jimmy Carter And seeing a man from a bygone era with honesty and character. “Faith and humility are important, but I don’t think this is a bygone era,” Biden said. “We would all do well to try to be like Jimmy Carter.”

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100

Biden said his fondest memory of Carter occurred in the 1970s when the then governor of Georgia asked Biden for help with his presidential campaign.

“He grabbed my arm and said, ‘I want you to help me with my campaign,'” Biden recalled. “I’m only a few years old, Governor,” I said. He said: No, this will make a difference.

“I said, ‘I’m not sure that’s going to happen,'” Biden added. “When I supported him for president, I told him why I supported him and that it was not just about his policies, but about his character, his morals, and the honor he conveyed to everyone.”

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When a reporter asked Biden what President-elect Trump should take carter legacy, Biden replied: “Decorum.”

“Fitness, decency, decency… Can you imagine Jimmy Carter walking past someone who needs something and continuing to walk? Can you imagine Jimmy Carter pointing out someone by the way they look or the way they talk?”

Biden’s speech came after Trump issued his own statement on Carter’s death.

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“Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have served as President understand that this is a very exclusive club, and we are the only ones who can shoulder the enormous responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Jimmy’s challenges as President have come at a pivotal time for our country and he has done everything he can to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.”

Trump later wrote that although he “strongly” disagreed with Carter philosophically and politically, he recognized that the former president “truly loved and respected” the United States and all it stands for.

“He worked hard to make America a better place, and that’s why I give him my highest respect,” Trump said. “He was a really good man, and of course we will miss him very much. He also mattered a lot, much more than most presidents, after he left the Oval Office.”

Fox News Digital’s Greg Weiner contributed to this report.