Joe Biden may have been the first U.S. senator to endorse Jimmy Carter's presidential bid. But that doesn't mean they always saw eye-to-eye.

President Joe Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter as “an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” after the nation's 39th commander-in-chief died on Sunday.

UPDATED, with details on National Day of Mourning: President Joe Biden has ordered all U.S. flags on federal public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff for the next 30 days to honor Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100. Biden also set January 9 as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.

When President Joe Biden addressed the nation Sunday night to reflect on the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, he started by saying he lost a "dear friend."

President Joe Biden praised his 'dear friend' Jimmy Carter after the former president died at the age of 100 at his Georgia home on Sunday.

Back in March 2023, President Joe Biden shared that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy when he passes away.

After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.

Gov. Jimmy Carter got from an elected official outside of Georgia came from a young Sen. Joe Biden. Why it matters: Biden and Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, saw in each other a kindred spirit and political ally,

President Joe Biden on Sunday emphasized a quality that Donald Trump should grab from the life of Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100. “Decency. Decency. Decency,” Biden told a reporter who asked him what Trump should “take” from the late president.

Under President Joe Biden’s proclamation, flags will be at half-staff until a week after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Since ordering the flags lowered is a proclamation that a sitting president makes, Trump won’t be able to do anything about it until after he is inaugurated.

Alex Witt slammed Donald Trump for complaining about flags flying at half-staff to honor deceased former President Jimmy Carter.