Biden mourns 'dear friend' Jimmy Carter, and others pay tribute to the former president

[ad_1] Reactions to the dying of former President Jimmy Carter paid tribute to his service to the nation and his contributions world wide after his time within the White Home.

President Joe Biden made a televised look from the White Home on Sunday evening to recollect Carter each politically and personally, noting, "Jill and I misplaced a pricey pal." Nevertheless, he added, what he discovered most extraordinary about Carter was the truth that hundreds of thousands of individuals world wide at present shared that feeling -- whether or not they'd met him or not.

"Most cancers was a typical bond between our two households," Biden confided, and he stated that that they had shared the idea that America has "the expertise and the sources to someday finish most cancers as we all know it if we make the investments."

Biden praised the famend humanitarian for being a person of each phrase and deed, suggesting, "We must always all do properly to be a bit extra like Jimmy Carter."

On behalf of the nation, to Carter's household, he stated, "We ship our complete heartfelt sympathies, in gratitude" for that lifetime of service -- each within the Oval Workplace and within the a long time past.

In closing, Biden famous, of Carter being laid to relaxation: "I believe he is completely satisfied, and he is pleased with Rosie" -- referencing Carter's beloved late spouse Rosalynn Carter, who died one 12 months prior in November 2023.

He had earlier within the night known as Carter "a person of nice character and braveness, hope and optimism."

"Together with his compassion and ethical readability, he labored to eradicate illness, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and truthful elections, home the homeless, and at all times advocate for the least amongst us," Biden stated in a press release. "He saved, lifted, and adjusted the lives of individuals all throughout the globe."

Vice President Kamala Harris mourned Carter's passing on Sunday, saying in a press release the previous president, "was guided by a deep and abiding religion -- in God, in America, and in humanity."

"I had the privilege of understanding President Carter for years. I'll at all times bear in mind his kindness, knowledge, and profound grace. His life and legacy proceed to encourage me — and can encourage generations to return. Our world is a greater place due to President Carter," Harris added.

Former President Invoice Clinton stated he and his spouse Hillary Clinton "mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and provides thanks for his lengthy, good life. Guided by his religion, President Carter lived to serve others—till the very finish."

President George W. Bush welcomes former U.S. President's, George H.W. Bush, Invoice Clinton and Jimmy Carter and President-elect Barack Obama to the Oval Workplace on the White Home in Washington, Jan. 7, 2009 .

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President-elect Donald Trump stated of Carter, "The challenges Jimmy confronted as President got here at a pivotal time for our nation and he did all the pieces in his energy to enhance the lives of all People. For that, all of us owe him a debt of gratitude."

Former President Barack Obama paid tribute to the previous president's honesty, particularly within the wake of Watergate saying in a press release that Carter "promised voters that he would at all times inform the reality. And he did – advocating for the general public good, penalties be damned. He believed some issues had been extra vital than reelection – issues like integrity, respect, and compassion. As a result of Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed something, that we're all created in God's picture."

Home Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi additionally acknowledged the instances wherein Carter was elected to the White Home:

"As President, his work to revive integrity to the political area throughout a tough chapter in our historical past was a testomony to his agency religion within the sanctity of the general public good, which he at all times positioned above his personal," she stated in a press release. "After leaving the White Home, he carried on his service — main maybe essentially the most impactful post-presidency in historical past."

Former President George W. Bush known as Carter "a person of deeply held convictions. He was loyal to his household, his neighborhood, and his nation. President Carter dignified the workplace. And his efforts to go away behind a greater world did not finish with the presidency. His work with Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Middle set an instance of service that may encourage People for generations."

Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell stated, "President Carter lived a really American dream. A devoutly spiritual peanut farmer from small-town Georgia volunteered to serve his nation in uniform. He discovered himself manning cutting-edge submarines a whole bunch of toes beneath the ocean. He returned house and saved the household farm earlier than feeling drawn to a unique form of public service. And fewer than 15 years after his first marketing campaign for the state Senate, his fellow People elected him chief of the free world."

Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer known as Carter "one in all our most humble and devoted public servants."

"President Carter personified the true that means of management via service, via compassion, and thru integrity," Schumer stated in a press release.

Vice President Mike Pence, Karen Pence, former Vice President Dan Quayle, Marilyn Quayle, former Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynne Chaney, former Vice President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, former Vice President Al Gore, President Donald Trump, first woman Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Invoice Clinton, Hillary Clinton, former Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter attend the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush on the Nationwide Cathedral December 05, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries stated he was "Grateful for the unbelievable life, legacy and management of President Jimmy Carter," in a submit on X.

"He was an ideal man, an ideal position mannequin and an ideal humanitarian."

Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise stated Carter "set the usual for post-presidential service via his work with Habitat for Humanity."

The Clintons' assertion summarized Carter's influence:

"From his dedication to civil rights as a state senator and governor of Georgia; to his efforts as President to guard our pure sources within the Arctic Nationwide Wildlife Refuge, make vitality conservation a nationwide precedence, return the Panama Canal to Panama, and safe peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David; to his post-Presidential efforts on the Carter Middle supporting sincere elections, advancing peace, combating illness, and selling democracy; to his and Rosalynn's devotion and arduous work at Habitat for Humanity--he labored tirelessly for a greater, fairer world."