By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-makes-dig-at-jimmy-carter-on-his-100th-birthday Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump makes dig at Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday Politics Oct 1, 2024 7:17 PM EDT Even on former President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, former President Donald Trump could not pass up reprising his longstanding jab at the Georgia Democrat. In Waunakee, Wisconsin, Trump was lambasting Democratic President Joe Biden, calling him “the worst president,” and declaring Carter “the happiest man because Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison.” WATCH: Trump campaigns at a manufacturing facility in Waunakee, Wisconsin It was hollow praise for the one-term president defeated for reelection in 1980 by Ronald Reagan, but who has gone on to become a respected world figure since his presidency. All without even a nod to Carter’s birthday and status as the longest-living former president, who has also been living in hospice care for 19 months. By — Associated Press Associated Press
Even on former President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, former President Donald Trump could not pass up reprising his longstanding jab at the Georgia Democrat. In Waunakee, Wisconsin, Trump was lambasting Democratic President Joe Biden, calling him “the worst president,” and declaring Carter “the happiest man because Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison.” WATCH: Trump campaigns at a manufacturing facility in Waunakee, Wisconsin It was hollow praise for the one-term president defeated for reelection in 1980 by Ronald Reagan, but who has gone on to become a respected world figure since his presidency. All without even a nod to Carter’s birthday and status as the longest-living former president, who has also been living in hospice care for 19 months.