Donald Trump Mocks Jimmy Carter On His 100th Birthday, Calls Ex-Prez 'Happiest Man'

Donald Trump reportedly mocked former President Jimmy Carter during a campaign speech on the latter's milestone 100th birthday. The 78-year-old brought up Carter while speaking at a manufacturing facility in Waunakee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, according to PBS. At the rally, Trump first called President Joe Biden the worst president in US history. He then referred to Jimmy Carter as the 'happiest man because Jimmy Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison'. The Daily Beast and USA Today reported the Republican presidential nominee's statement. Read More: Bank Of America App 'Temporarily Available' For Thousands, Glitch Shows '0' Balance

Trump Faces BacklashPosting a video of Donald Trump speaking about Carter, one person tweeted: "Donald Trump mentions former President Jimmy Carter on his birthday to mock his legacy as president."

Donald Trump mentions former President Jimmy Carter on his birthday to mock his legacy as president.

President Carter has been in home hospice care for the last 19 months. Trump is just an awful person. pic.twitter.com/CQqaVgxJyZ

— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) October 1, 2024

"Trump has no right to say ANYTHING about former President Carter except happy birthday," another person added on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. "God you’re reprehensible. You’re human garbage. And that’s an insult to garbage," a third person tweeted. Read More: Donald Trump Pulls Out Of '60 Minutes' Interview: Here's Why Jimmy Carter's Previous Criticism Of TrumpCarter, who has been in hospice care since February 2023, was critical of Donald Trump's presidency. During a 2018 interview with CBS News, he clarimed that the Republican nominee was 'very careless with the truth'. “I think he’s a disaster … In human rights and in treating people equal,” Carter said at the time. His wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023, added: “The worst is that he is not telling the truth, and that just hurts everything.”Jimmy Carter was a one-term president from 1977 to 1981. He was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.