On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he’s planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.
He was asked about his plans to attend the funeral as he walked into a New Year’s Eve party at his club in Florida.
Trump responded, “I’ll be there.” Pressed on whether he’d spoken to members of Carter’s family, Trump said he’d rather not say.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that Thursday, January 9 will be a national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia at the age of 100.
Biden also said that flags would be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels for a period of 30 days from the day of his death.
"I also direct that, for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half‑staff over their embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations," Biden said in a statement on Monday.
Biden called on the American people to assemble on January 9 "in their respective places of worship" to pay homage to Carter.
"I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance," he said.
Carter, a Democrat, became president in January 1977 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election. His one-term presidency was marked by the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, bringing some stability to the Middle East.
Carter spent his long post-presidential career devoted to humanitarian work, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
World leaders and former U.S. presidents have paid tribute to a man they praised as compassionate, humble, and committed to peace in the Middle East.
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