US President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects to former President Jimmy Carter as his body lay in state at the US Capitol Rotunda. Trump, along with his wife Melania, stood solemnly before Carter's casket before exiting. This visit comes amidst a period of mourning for Carter, who died at 100, and a customary 30-day mourning period for a US president.
WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump paid tribute to the late Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in Washington on Wednesday.Stony-faced and silent, Trump stood with his wife Melania for several minutes before former president Carter's flag-draped coffin in the soaring Rotunda inside the US Capitol, then took a deep breath and Melania's hand as they turned and left.
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife former first lady Melania Trump visit the flag-draped casket of former US President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter's body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on Jan. 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.
But he made a remarkable comeback in last year's November vote, and will be inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20 -- though flags will be flying at half-staff during the ceremony, in honor of Carter.That is part of a customary 30-day mourning period for a US president, though Trump has criticized it, saying 'no Americans can be happy' about the lowered flags as he takes over from Biden.Carter, who died on Dec.
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