Jimmy Carter to skip Trump inauguration due to declining health but would go if he could
Source: USA Today
Published 11:12 a.m. ET Dec. 13, 2024
Former President Jimmy Carter would attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January - were it not for health issues, a spokesperson for the Carter Center told USA TODAY. The 100-year-old has been in hospice care for nearly two years. In 2015, he was diagnosed with cancer that spread to his brain.
So far, the 39th president of the United States is the only living ex-president to signal his willingness to be there for the second inauguration ceremony in the country's history where a former president is returning to the White House. President Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.
The Carter Center's response comes as many Democrats told USA TODAY they are still trying to make decisions on whether to snub Trump or show up for the event. The offices of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama responded to say they had no scheduling announcements to share yet on Trump's inauguration, while representatives for former President Bill Clinton did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bill Clinton said recently during an appearance on "The View" he thinks Trump won "fair and square" this year and called for a peaceful transfer of power from a Democratic to Republican White House.
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