Jimmy Carter being set to lie in state on Tuesday was not enough to protect him from Donald Trump’s rage. The president-elect—as just part of a complaint-laden screed—slammed Carter in a news conference over his decades-old decision to relinquish control of the Panama Canal to Panama.

There were many reasons that Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Panama Canal Treaty wasn’t among them.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the nation owes former President Jimmy Carter “a debt of gratitude.” In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the 39th president,

Trump has referenced the 39th president on multiple occasions, including on the latter's 100th birthday in October at a rally in Waunakee, Wisconsin. After calling Biden the worst U.S. president in history, he said that "Jimmy Carter is the happiest man because Jimmy Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison."

Under President Joe Biden’s proclamation, flags will be at half-staff until a week after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Since ordering the flags lowered is a proclamation that a sitting president makes, Trump won’t be able to do anything about it until after he is inaugurated.

On Tuesday, Carter's body will be flown from Atlanta to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where his casket will be transferred with ceremony to a hearse. From there, a motorcade will proceed to the U.S. Navy Memorial, where his casket will then be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson with ceremony.

Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night flipped a portion of Donald Trump ’s rant about American flags being flown at half-staff during his inauguration ― in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month ― right back on the president-elect.

Donald Trump has said the US flag should not be lowered to half-mast on the day of his inauguration to mourn the death of former president Jimmy Carter.

After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.

It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.

Solomon Jones on the shift in America's cultural values marked by the death of the 39th president and the criminal sentencing of the 47th.