Trump says Jimmy Carter is now considered 'a brilliant president' after Biden's term
Even on former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim at the 39th president's time in office.
At a campaign stop in Waunakee, Wisconsin, Trump said President Joe Biden has replaced Carter as the worst president in American history.
"Jimmy Carter is the happiest man because Jimmy Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison," Trump said.
Trump made the same joke at a May rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, where he mistakenly called the former Georgia governor "Jimmy Connors," a retired tennis star from in the 1970s. Trump joked that "he's also happy."
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Brian Kemp declares Oct. 1 'Jimmy Carter Day'
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom Trump has feuded with regarding the state's conduct of the 2020 election, declared Oct. 1 as "Jimmy Carter Day."
In a statement, Kemp, who has endorsed Trump in this November's election, said Carter "has remained a person of strong conviction and a dedicated believer in community service."
"Of his many achievements, he is perhaps best known as a loving husband, caring humanitarian, and a valued Sunday School teacher," Kemp's statement added.
Carter spent his birthday at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he has been in hospice care since February 2023.
The Carter family has expressed similarly dim views of Trump.
On Tuesday, the Carter Center shared videos of successors praising the 39th president, including former Presidents Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton - but nothing from Trump.
Contributing: David Jackson
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