Joe Biden & Donald Trump lead tributes to ‘extraordinary leader and humanitarian’ Jimmy Carter after his death aged 100
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TOUCHING tributes for the late Jimmy Carter have started to flood in for the "extraordinary leader" who has died aged 100. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led the heartfelt messages to the beloved former president whose death was confirmed by his family earlier today.
![[President Joe Biden and his wife Jill led with a touching tribute to Jimmy Carter (pictured in 2021)]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/2021-photo-released-white-house-651414272.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Carter, the oldest president in history, and the only one to become a centenarian, has been survived by five other American commander-in-chiefs who have all left touching homages to the great man. President-elect Donald Trump remembered Carter for his leadership and urged Americans to keep the late president's loved ones in their "hearts and prayers".
![[Former President George W. Bush called Carter 'a man of deeply held convictions']](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/2001-receive-report-national-commission-960465470_cbbe11.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal 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. "Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter Family and their loved ones during this difficult time.".
![[Ex-President Barack Obama with Carter and his wife Michelle and former President Bill Clinton]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/900d0c49-523c-4dc1-8878-641fc18a8bbe.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He later posted a second statement which acknowledged the pair's political and philosophical differences but praised Carter's clear love for America. "He truly loved and respected our Country, and all it stands for," Trump added. "He worked hard to make America a better place, and for that I give him my highest respect.
![[Former president Jimmy Carter has died aged 100]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/1924-39th-president-united-states-960461971.jpg?strip=all&w=690)
"He was a truly good man and, of course, will be greatly missed. He was also very consequential, far more than most Presidents, after he left the Oval Office.". The man Trump is set to replace in the White House in just a few weeks time in Joe Biden described Carter as an "extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian".
![[Bill Clinton shared this image in his tribute to Jimmy Carter]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/7514440c-5a3a-4ecd-840c-e55d32a141db.jpg?strip=all&w=698)
