Trump intends to attend former US president Carter's funeral

US leader-elect Donald Trump will attend the funeral of American former president Jimmy Carter. This was reported by the Associated Press(AP) on January 1.

"I will be there," Trump said during a New Year's Eve event at his Mar-a-Lago estate when asked if he would attend Carter's funeral.

However, Trump declined to answer a question about whether he had been in contact with Carter's family. The funeral of the former president will be held in Georgia and Washington from January 4 to 9.

Earlier, on December 30, it became known that former US President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 years. Carter entered hospice at home in February 2023 in Plains, Georgia, after a series of short hospitalizations.

Current U.S. President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 a day of mourning over the death of former President Carter. In addition, as a sign of national mourning, he ordered that US flags be lowered for 30 days. Departments and agencies of the state apparatus of the country will also not work on this day.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States (1977-1981) from the Democratic Party, became the first head of the White House to reach the age of 100 years. For his work as president and leader of the Carter Center, he received the Nobel Prize, the UN Human Rights Prize, and many other significant awards from countries, organizations, and world leaders. In addition, Carter and his wife Rosalynn were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President (1993-2001) Bill Clinton.