Yahoo Lifestyle Donald Trump Gives Callous Shoutout To Jimmy Carter After Iowa Victory
Donald Trump on Monday celebrated his Iowa caucus victory by shouting out former President Jimmy Carter. (Watch the video below.)
But he did so in the most backhanded, offensive, baffling way imaginable, using the November death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter as a jumping-off point.
“My wife attended the funeral two months ago of Rosalynn Carter and it was beautiful and Jimmy Carter was there,” Trump said. “And I thought to myself, Jimmy Carter is happy now because he will go down as being a brilliant president by comparison to Joe Biden ... He’s gonna be known as brilliant!”
Trump: my wife attended the funeral two months ago of Rosalynn Carter. And it was beautiful. Jimmy Carter was there. I thought to myself, Jimmy Carter is happy now. pic.twitter.com/WQt5ZdoUpb
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 16, 2024
Trump has made similar comments about Carter elsewhere, including Sunday at a rally and at an early-December stop in Iowa ― the same state where, on Monday, the Republican front-runner enjoyed a dominant win to officially kick off the 2024 election cycle.
While digs at Biden were to be expected ahead of their expected 2024 rematch, Trump’s “word salad” seemed to link Rosalynn Carter’s funeral to Jimmy Carter’s happiness, critics on X (formerly Twitter) said. They called the remarks “insensitive” and “sickening.”
Meanwhile, Carter, 99, has reportedly been receiving hospice care in his home in Plains, Georgia, and is hopefully not hearing a word of Trump’s nonsense.
The only married person ever that will be happy at their spouses funeral will be Melania
— Cheesy Gordita Brett (@CreampieOrDie) January 16, 2024
What was he even trying to say here? Word salad
— Meme Genes (@toddlambert) January 16, 2024
So bizarre that he keeps doing this. The Carters have always been a national treasure.
— Johnny (@jrptigers) January 16, 2024
“sorry for your loss, i bet you’re happy now huh”
— Eric Oliver (@ericmartian) January 16, 2024
My gawd, he's sickening.
— Gina (@CissyBGood67) January 16, 2024
I can't believe he said that, again?
I mean I heard it, but still!
Every time he goes off the screen and starts rambling it is bad.
But this totally insensitive and callous comment, is still so unbelieveable!
No Trump, most men are really not happy, at the funeral of their wife!— Nina Ekman (@Nina_Ekman) January 16, 2024
Jimmy Carter was happy because his wife passed away and Melania showed up?
— Jess Balzer (@Balzer_Jess) January 16, 2024
He is so incredibly despicable.
— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) January 16, 2024
