You can take the president out of the White House, but you can’t take the White House out of the president.
Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived American president at 99 and living his last days in hospice, is chiming in on his thoughts on Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and the upcoming presidential election.
Carton’s son, James Earl “Chip” Carter III, revealed in an interview with The Washington Post last week, that his father is still paying close attention to the election cycle.
And there’s not many surprises.
“He does not believe Donald Trump should be president again,” said James.
James also noted that last month, his dad watched the speakers of the DNC, who gathered in Chicago in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s presidential campaign.
Carter’s said the former president believed Harris’ speech was “great,” but noted another speaker stole the show.
“He thought Michelle Obama was the best, and he thought Kamala was great, too,” Chip Carter said.
It was also reported that Carter watched President Biden officially drop out of the presidential race at the end of July amid mounting concern over Biden’s mental acuity and 81 years of age, his son told the outlet.
Carter looked toward his son during Biden’s address and described the 46th president bowing out in favor of a younger Democratic generation taking the mantle as “sad,” the Washington Post reported.
Chip Carter added that voting for Kamala Harris on Nov. 5 is a priority for his father.
Carter will turn 100 on Oct. 1, with Chip Carter pushing back on speculation that his dad is staying alive to reach the election.
“He said he didn’t care about that. It’s just a birthday. He said he cared about voting for Kamala Harris.”
”He is big-time interested in this campaign,” Chip Carter added.
According to the interview, Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, said that the former president went through a “low period” after the death of his long-time wife, Rosalynh, but has since perked up to discuss the election cycle.
“After my grandmother passed, he had a pretty long low period when he wasn’t really engaging much at all,” Jason Carter said. “But now he’s talking about politics again.”