Jimmy Carter

=== Presidential politics ===
[[File:Jimmy Carter (1988).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Monochrome picture of Carter|Carter in 1988]]
Carter was considered a potential candidate in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 presidential election]],<ref name="SperlingJr">{{cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0310/031029.html |title=Mondale in '84: he may run if Jimmy Carter doesn't |first=Godfrey Jr. |last=Sperling |date=March 10, 1981 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=The Christian Science Monitor |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817231518/https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0310/031029.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/25/Rosalynn-Carter-Bitter-at-1980-loss-Wishes-her-husband-would-run-again/7363451717200/ |title=Rosalynn Carter: Bitter at 1980 loss: Wishes her husband would run again |date=April 25, 1984 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |first=Helen |last=Thomas |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140459/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/25/Rosalynn-Carter-Bitter-at-1980-loss-Wishes-her-husband-would-run-again/7363451717200/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but did not run and instead endorsed Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/11/us/carter-backs-mondale-for-presidency-in-1984.html |title=Carter Backs Mondale For Presidency in 1984 |date=May 11, 1982 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815082521/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/11/us/carter-backs-mondale-for-presidency-in-1984.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/14/Mondale-wins-Carter-hometown/9490448088400/ |title=Mondale wins Carter hometown |date=March 14, 1984 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140458/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/14/Mondale-wins-Carter-hometown/9490448088400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After Mondale secured the nomination, Carter critiqued the Reagan campaign,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/14/us/carter-predicts-that-reagan-will-avoid-debating-mondale.html |title=Carter Predicts That Reagan Will Avoid Debating Mondale |date=June 14, 1984 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815112639/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/14/us/carter-predicts-that-reagan-will-avoid-debating-mondale.html |url-status=live }}</ref> spoke at the [[1984 Democratic National Convention]], and advised Mondale.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/28/us/campaign-notes-carter-vows-to-shun-convention-spotlight.html |title=Campaign Notes; Carter Vows to Shun Convention Spotlight |date=June 28, 1984 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212143524/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/28/us/campaign-notes-carter-vows-to-shun-convention-spotlight.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After the election, in which Reagan defeated Mondale, Carter said the loss was predictable because Mondale's platform included raising taxes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/07/Former-President-Jimmy-Carter-said-Wednesday-Walter-Mondales-defeat/4956468651600/ |title=Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday Walter Mondale's defeat... |first=Carol |last=Rosenberg |date=November 7, 1984 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140507/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/07/Former-President-Jimmy-Carter-said-Wednesday-Walter-Mondales-defeat/4956468651600/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]], Carter ruled himself out as a candidate and predicted Vice President [[George H. W. Bush]] would be the Republican nominee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/19/Former-President-Jimmy-Carter-said-today-Vice-President-George/2079543128400/ |title=Former President Jimmy Carter said today Vice President George... |date=March 19, 1987 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140457/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/19/Former-President-Jimmy-Carter-said-today-Vice-President-George/2079543128400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter foresaw unity at the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/07/16/Carter-predicts-unified-convention/8408585028800/ |title=Carter predicts unified convention |first=Robert |last=Mackay |date=July 16, 1988 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816075951/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/07/16/Carter-predicts-unified-convention/8408585028800/ |url-status=live }}</ref> where he delivered an address.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/07/21/the-carter-constituency/0044a89e-a29c-425d-a7f4-7deb29449bf8/ |title=The Carter Constituency |date=July 21, 1988 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204234334/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/07/21/the-carter-constituency/0044a89e-a29c-425d-a7f4-7deb29449bf8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the election, which Bush won, Carter said Bush would have a more difficult presidency than Reagan because he was not as popular.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/10/Carter-predicts-tough-times-for-Bush/1653595141200/ |title=Carter predicts tough times for Bush |date=November 10, 1988 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011214301/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/10/Carter-predicts-tough-times-for-Bush/1653595141200/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], Carter met with Senator [[Paul Tsongas]], who sought his advice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/us/the-1992-campaign-georgia-carter-welcomes-tsongas-to-plains.html |title=THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Georgia; Carter Welcomes Tsongas to Plains |first=Karen |last=De Witt |date=February 23, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212142008/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/us/the-1992-campaign-georgia-carter-welcomes-tsongas-to-plains.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter spoke favorably of former governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/04/13/Carter-says-Clinton-election-would-be-good-for-Japan-US-relations/4488703137600/ |title=Carter says Clinton election would be good for Japan-U.S. relations |date=April 13, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816125620/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/04/13/Carter-says-Clinton-election-would-be-good-for-Japan-US-relations/4488703137600/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and criticized [[Ross Perot]], a Texas billionaire who was running as an independent.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/us/1992-campaign-carter-with-clinton-his-side-praises-candidate-s-qualities.html |title=THE 1992 CAMPAIGN; Carter, With Clinton at His Side, Praises the Candidate's Qualities |date=May 21, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Gwen |last=Ifill |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818143834/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/us/1992-campaign-carter-with-clinton-his-side-praises-candidate-s-qualities.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As the primary concluded, Carter spoke of the need for the [[1992 Democratic National Convention]] to address certain issues not focused on in the past,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/08/19/Clinton-and-Gore-help-Carter-build-house/8269714196800/ |title=Clinton and Gore help Carter build house |first=Steve |last=Glasser |date=August 19, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817013703/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/08/19/Clinton-and-Gore-help-Carter-build-house/8269714196800/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and campaigned for Clinton after he became the Democratic nominee,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/20/news/the-1992-campaign-the-democrats-clinton-assails-gop-attacks-aimed-at-wife.html |title=THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The Democrats; Clinton Assails G.O.P. Attacks Aimed at Wife |first=Gwen |last=Ifill |date=August 20, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815112643/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/20/news/the-1992-campaign-the-democrats-clinton-assails-gop-attacks-aimed-at-wife.html |url-status=live }}</ref> publicly stating his expectation to be consulted during Clinton's presidency.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/11/06/Carter-ready-to-consult-with-Clinton/4107721026000/ |title=Carter ready to consult with Clinton |date=November 6, 1992 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140502/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/11/06/Carter-ready-to-consult-with-Clinton/4107721026000/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carter endorsed Vice President [[Al Gore]] days before the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/01/Former-President-Carter-endorses-Gore/5798973054800/ |title=Former President Carter endorses Gore |date=November 1, 2000 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818231158/https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/01/Former-President-Carter-endorses-Gore/5798973054800/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and in subsequent years voiced his opinion that Gore won the election,<ref>{{cite book |title=Born to Cheat: How Bush, Cheney, Rove & Co. Broke the Rules – From the Sandlot to the White House |page=126 |publisher=Do Something Press |first=Jackson |last=Thoreau |isbn=978-1-881365-53-2 |year=2007}}</ref> despite Bush's eventual victory following the Supreme Court's ruling in ''[[Bush v. Gore]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/13/cnn.poll/index.html |title=Poll: Majority of Americans accept Bush as legitimate president |date=December 13, 2000 |access-date=April 27, 2011}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], Carter endorsed [[John Kerry]] and spoke at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/cnna.carter/ |title=Carter: Kerry 'the president we need now' |date=July 26, 2004 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=CNN|archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815070106/http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/cnna.carter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also voiced concern about another voting mishap in Florida.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/28/uselections2004.usa |title=Jimmy Carter fears repeat of election fiasco in Florida |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 28, 2004 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011183952/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/28/uselections2004.usa |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2008 Democratic presidential primaries]], it was speculated that Carter would endorse [[Barack Obama]] over his main primary rival [[Hillary Clinton]], as Carter spoke favorably of Obama, as did other members of the Carter family.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/30/carter-praises-obama/ |title=Carter praises Obama |date=January 30, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=CNN|archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140456/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/30/carter-praises-obama/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/03/carter-hints-at-supporting-obama/ |title=Carter hints at supporting Obama |date=April 3, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=CNN|archive-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407063956/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/03/carter-hints-at-supporting-obama/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter also commented on Clinton ending her bid when superdelegates voted after the June 3 primary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/26/carter-after-june-3-it-will-be-time-for-clinton-to-give-it-up/ |title=Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to 'give it up' |date=May 26, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=CNN|archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614204649/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/26/carter-after-june-3-it-will-be-time-for-clinton-to-give-it-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter criticized the Republican nominee, [[John McCain]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Carter-McCain-milking-POW-status/64911219972668/ |title=Carter: McCain 'milking' POW status |date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Press International |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140503/https://www.upi.com/Carter-McCain-milking-POW-status/64911219972668/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5679652&page=1 |title=Carter: McCain 'milking' POW time |date=August 30, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=ABC News |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140453/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5679652&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter warned Obama against selecting Clinton as his running mate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/04/uselections2008 |title=US elections: Jimmy Carter tells Barack Obama not to pick Hillary Clinton as running mate |first=Jonathan |last=Freedland |date=June 4, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116022610/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/04/uselections2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carter endorsed Republican [[Mitt Romney]] for the Republican nomination during the primary season of the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/215259/20110916/mitt-romney-jimmy-carter-massachusetts-health-care.htm |title=Could Jimmy Carter's Comments Doom Mitt Romney? |work=International Business Timegs |date=September 16, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |archive-date=September 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924042856/http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/215259/20110916/mitt-romney-jimmy-carter-massachusetts-health-care.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> though he clarified that his backing of Romney was due to him considering the former Massachusetts governor the candidate that could best assure a victory for President Obama.<ref>Yahoo News, [https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/jimmy-carter-wants-mitt-romney-republican-nominee-141827488.html Jimmy Carter wants Mitt Romney to be the Republican nominee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140454/https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/jimmy-carter-wants-mitt-romney-republican-nominee-141827488.html |date=December 12, 2021 }}, September 16, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.</ref> Carter delivered a videotape address at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Camia |first=Catalina |title=Jimmy Carter to speak by video at Dem convention |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/jimmy-carter-democratic-convention-speaker-barack-obama/1 |newspaper=USA Today |date=August 7, 2012 |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808102211/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/jimmy-carter-democratic-convention-speaker-barack-obama/1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:The Funeral of President George H.W. Bush (46204190411).jpg|thumb|alt=The attendant of George H. W. Bush's funeral.|The [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|state funeral of George H. W. Bush]] in December 2018. Carter and his wife Rosalynn can be seen on the far right of the photograph.]]

Carter was critical of Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] shortly after the latter entered the primary, predicting that he would lose.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/politics/jimmy-carter-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/ |title=Jimmy Carter: Trump's comments are 'very stupid' |date=July 8, 2015 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |work=CNN|first=Theodore |last=Schleifer |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140452/https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/politics/jimmy-carter-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/258811-carter-democrats-and-republicans-hardly-speak-now/ |title=Carter: Dems, GOP 'hardly speak' now |first=Mark |last=Hensch |date=November 2, 2015 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |newspaper=The Hill |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628012425/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/258811-carter-democrats-and-republicans-hardly-speak-now |url-status=live }}</ref> As the primary continued, Carter said he would prefer Trump to his main rival, [[Ted Cruz]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-i-would-choose-donald-trump-over-ted-cruz/ |date=February 3, 2016 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |title=Jimmy Carter: I would choose Donald Trump over Ted Cruz |first=Stephanie |last=Condon |work=CBS News |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021124156/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-i-would-choose-donald-trump-over-ted-cruz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> though he rebuked the Trump campaign in remarks during the primary<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/us/jimmy-carter-racism-baptist-conference-unity-donald-trump.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/us/jimmy-carter-racism-baptist-conference-unity-donald-trump.html |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jimmy Carter, Seeing Resurgence of Racism, Plans Baptist Conference for Unity |date=May 24, 2016 |access-date=September 6, 2021 |first=Laurie |last=Goodstein |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in his address to the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]]. Carter believes that Trump would not have been elected without [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russia's interference in the 2016 election]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jimmy-carter-says-trump-wouldnt-be-president-without-help-from-russia/2019/06/28/deef1ef0-99b6-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html |title=Jimmy Carter says Trump wouldn't be president without help from Russia |last=Wagner |first=John |date=June 28, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629001747/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jimmy-carter-says-trump-wouldnt-be-president-without-help-from-russia/2019/06/28/deef1ef0-99b6-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and "that Trump didn't actually win the election in 2016. He lost the election, and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf." When questioned, he agreed that Trump is an "illegitimate president".<ref name="Lewis_6/28/2019">{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Sophie |title=Jimmy Carter calls Trump an 'illegitimate president' due to Russian interference |work=CBS News |date=June 28, 2019 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-says-president-trump-illegitimate-president-russian-interference-2019-06-28/ |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324030136/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-says-president-trump-illegitimate-president-russian-interference-2019-06-28/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="C-SPAN_6/28/2019">{{cite web |title=Conversation with Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale |publisher=C-SPAN |date=June 28, 2019 |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4805096/jimmy-carter-president-trump-put-office-russian-interference |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420064317/https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4805096%2Fjimmy-carter-president-trump-put-office-russian-interference |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2017 discussion with Senator [[Bernie Sanders]], Carter revealed he voted for Sanders in the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/09/yall-see-why-i-voted-for-him-jimmy-carter-says-he-was-a-bernie-sanders-supporter/ |title='Y'all see why I voted for him?': Jimmy Carter says he was a Bernie Sanders supporter |date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Derek |last=Hawkins |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003025/https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fnews%2fmorning-mix%2fwp%2f2017%2f05%2f09%2fyall-see-why-i-voted-for-him-jimmy-carter-says-he-was-a-bernie-sanders-supporter%2f |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter delivered a recorded audio message endorsing [[Joe Biden]] for the virtual [[2020 Democratic National Convention]]. On January 6, 2021, following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|U.S. Capitol attack]], along with the other three still living former presidents, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton,<ref>{{cite news |last8=institutions |first8=Washington |last9=Chason |first9=historical topicsRachel |date=January 6, 2021 |title=Live updates: U.S. Capitol is on lockdown as protesters clash with police and breach the building |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106194011/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/ |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> Jimmy Carter denounced the attack, releasing a statement saying that he and his wife were "troubled" by the events, also stating that what had occurred was "a national tragedy and is not who we are as a nation", and adding that "having observed elections in troubled democracies worldwide, I know that we the people can unite to walk back from this precipice to peacefully uphold the laws of our nation".<ref>{{cite web |title=All living former presidents condemn violence at the Capitol: 'A national tragedy' |url=https://www.today.com/news/all-living-former-presidents-condemn-violence-capitol-t205224 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |website=TODAY.com |date=January 7, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107195632/https://www.today.com/news/all-living-former-presidents-condemn-violence-capitol-t205224 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter delivered a recorded audio message for the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]] on January 20, 2021, as the Carters were unable to attend the ceremony in person.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/former-president-carter-reflects-on-his-inauguration-offers-biden-harris-insight-in-video|title=Former President Carter reflects on his inauguration, offers Biden, Harris insight in video|publisher=Fox 5 Atlanta|date=January 21, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>

In November 2022, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth District]] overruled a three-judge panel of the court and scheduled a rehearing of the case against the [[Trump administration]]-proposed [[Izembek National Wildlife Refuge|land swap]] in Alaska to allow a road through the [[Izembek National Wildlife Refuge]]. In an unusual action, Carter had filed an opinion in support of the suit by environmental groups, saying the swap violated the [[Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act]] (Anilca) [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter#Environment|passed in 1980]] near the end of Carter's term. Carter said the act "may be the most significant domestic achievement of my political life" at the time of his filing.<ref>Fountain, Henry, [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/climate/anilca-road-alaska-trump-court-decision.html "Court to reconsider Trump-era decision that favored Alaska road project"], ''The New York Times'', November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.</ref>