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America is Mourning the Loss of a Truly Decent Man
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. He was a model of empathy and integrity as an American president and later continued to work tirelessly to help those without homes or hope. Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump offered moving tributes to Carter.
President Biden spoke to the nation from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday evening, noting that Carter showed “what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose, a life of principle, faith, and humility.” He added, “Some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character. Faith and humility mattered, but I don’t believe it’s a bygone era. We’d all do well to try to be more like Jimmy Carter.”
President-elect Trump declared, “The challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.”
After Biden made his remarks, he took questions from reporters and was asked what President-elect Trump should take from Carter’s legacy. Biden replied, “Decency, decency, decency. … Can you imagine Jimmy Carter walking by someone who needed something and just keeping walking? Can you imagine Jimmy Carter referring to someone by the way they look or the way they talk?” His comments were a jarring disconnect from the moment of unity by both presidents.
Biden also shared his fondest memory of Carter, saying, “Some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character.”
However, another aspect of Carter’s legacy was not noted by the media. He would not pardon a family member in an influence-peddling scandal, unlike President Biden. Despite rumors of his brother Billy receiving $200,000 from a Libyan dictator, Carter refused to pardon him. Instead, he told the American people the truth, saying, “I am deeply concerned that Billy has received funds from Libya and that he may be under obligation to Libya. These facts will govern my relationship with Billy as long as I am president.”
In contrast, President Biden repeatedly lied to the voters about his son Hunter’s dealings and then pardoned him for any and all crimes committed over the last decade. Notably, reporters did not ask about this point of comparison with Biden. Instead, they sought to use Carter’s legacy to take a jab at Trump.