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President Biden addressed the nation on Sunday following Ex The death of President Jimmy Carter, praising the late statesman while also taking a jab at 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 the hospital.
During his remarks, Biden said Carter is a model “of what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose, a life of principle and faith and humility.”
“Some look Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character. Faith and humility mattered, but I don’t think that’s a bygone era,” Biden said. “We would all do well to try to be more like Jimmy Carter.”
JIMMY CARTER, 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DIED AT 100
Biden criticized Donald Trump during a speech about Jimmy Carter’s legacy on Sunday. (Getty Images)
Biden said his fondest memory of Carter happened in the 1970s when the Georgia governor asked Biden for help with his presidential campaign.
“He grabbed my arm and said, ‘I need you to help me with my campaign,'” Biden recalled. “I said, ‘I’ve only been here a couple of years, Mr. Governor.’ He said, “No, it will make a difference.”
“I said, ‘I’m not sure he does,'” Biden added. “When I endorsed him for president, I told him why (I) was endorsing him and that it wasn’t just his policies but his character , his decency, the honor he communicated to everyone.”
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Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter and children are pictured during the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. (Ron Galella)
When a reporter asked Biden what President-elect Trump should take from him Carter’s Legacy, Biden replied, “Decent.”
“Decent, decency, decency…Can you imagine Jimmy Carter walking next to someone who needed something and keep walking? Can you imagine Jimmy Carter referring to someone because of the way they look or the way they talk?”
Biden’s speech came after Trump issued his own statement about Carter’s death.
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Former President Jimmy Carter (File Hulton/Getty Images)
“Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have served as president understand that this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the greatest nation in history,” he wrote Trump on Social Truth. “Jimmy’s challenges as president came at a crucial time for our country, and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him ‘thank’
Trump later wrote that while he did not “strongly” disagree with Carter philosophically and politically, he realized that the former president “truly loved and respected” the US and everything it stands for.
“He worked hard to make America a better place, and for that I give him my utmost respect,” Trump said. “He was truly a good man and, of course, he will be greatly missed. He was also very consequential, much more so than most presidents, after he left the Oval Office.”
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
