The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, lamented the to whom he says Americans owe gratitude, who died this Sunday, aged 100, at his home in Plains, Georgia.
“The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a crucial time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude,” Trump said on social media. Truth. “Melania (his wife) and I think fondly of the Carter family and their loved ones at this difficult time,” said Trump, who will take office for a second term on January 20.
Biden, Clinton and Bush also react
The still President of the United States, Joe Biden, also praised “a man of principles, faith and humility” reacting to Carter’s death today and announced that he had given instructions for a state funeral to be held for Carter in Washington.
Other former occupants of the office have hailed him for his service to others, such as Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, who was a presidential candidate, saying in a statement that he “worked tirelessly for a better, more just world.”
“Guided by his faith, President Carter lived in service to others – until the end” of his life, the Clintons wrote in a message of condolence following news of the 39th president of the United States’ death today at his home in Georgia , at 100 years old.
George Bush, another former occupant of the White House, said that what his distant predecessor accomplished “will inspire generations of Americans.”
Describing the 39th president of the United States, a Democrat, as a “man of deep convictions” and “loyal to his family, his community and his country”, the Republican who occupied the White House from 2001 to 2009 considered that “his efforts to leave a better world were not limited to his presidency” from 1977 to 1981.
Former Democratic President Barack Obama praised an “admirable man (…) who taught everyone what it means to live with elegance, dignity, justice and service”, in a message on his account on the social network X.
Messages arrive from all over the world
Outside the United States, the French head of state, Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute to the memory of the former North American President who “defended the rights of the most vulnerable people and tirelessly led the fight for peace”.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mourned Carter’s death, praised his political legacy and defined him as “a lover of democracy, defender of peace and human rights”.
“He was, above all, a lover of democracy and peace”, who “pressured the Brazilian dictatorship for the release of political prisoners”, recalled Lula in reference to the military regime that governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985, also alluding to the work already as former president “for promoting human rights, peace and the eradication of disease in Africa and Latin America.”
Former US President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2002) Jimmy Carter died today at the age of 100, his son said as quoted by the North American media.
The Carter Center, the non-governmental humanitarian organization founded by Carter, also confirmed the death of its founder, indicating that the former President had died in Plains, in the state of Georgia, “surrounded by his family”.
Reactions also emerge from other geographies, such as from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who praised the “important role” for peace between Egypt and Israel of former US president Jimmy Carter, architect of the 1978 Camp David Accords. , a prelude to the first treaty between Israel and an Arab country.
The iconic Empire State Building in New York was illuminated in the red, white and blue colors of the US flag in honor of the former president, whose death immediately sparked reactions from figures across sectors.
