Jimmy Carter attends his beloved wife’s funeral
Former president Jimmy Carter was present at the tribute service for his wife, Rosalynn Carter:
Carter celebrated turning 99 in October and has been receiving hospice care in his hometown of Plains, Georgia since February.
Jimmy Carter at Glenn Memorial church in Atlanta, Georgia. Picture: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Here’s the moment he arrived at the church for the event:
Former President Jimmy Carter, who is 99 and has been in hospice care since February, arrives for his spouse Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/1iBtfnchgS
— The Recount (@therecount) November 28, 2023
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Mourners including Joe and Jill Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump and Georgia’s 2 Democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock celebrated former first lady Rosalynn Carter at a service in Atlanta. Back in Washington DC, House Democrats introduced a resolution to expel scammer George Santos from the chamber, which must be voted on within 2 days, while the chamber’s Republican leaders are reportedly considering holding a vote on a separate resolution Thursday.
Here’s what else has been happening today:
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Jimmy Carter was in attendance at the funeral in Atlanta. The 99-year-old former president has been receiving hospice care since February.
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Amy Carter talked about her parents’ love for each other, and read from a letter her father wrote to Rosalynn while he was serving in the navy.
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Nikki Haley received the endorsement of Koch-affiliated Super Pac Americans for Prosperity Action, in a potential boost for her campaign to surpass Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Santos insists he will not resign, while the House resolution to expel him requires two-thirds majority support to pass.
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Trump and Santos aren’t so different, a biographer of the New York congressman says.
Back in Congress, Punchbowl News reports that the House’s Republican leadership is considering taking up GOP legislator Michael Guest’s resolution to expel George Santos on Thursday:
NEW– House Republican sources tell me they may wait until THURSDAY to request a vote on MICHAEL GUEST’S resolution to expel George Santos.
SOME in the GOP leadership appear to want to give Santos one last chance to resign Thurs. at his press conference– although he says he …
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 28, 2023
Passing Guest’s resolution would make the separate motion proposed by Democrat Robert Garcia moot. It remains to be seen if either proposition has the two-thirds majority support necessary to pass.
Here are a few images as the tribute to Rosalynn Carter took place in Atlanta:
An Armed Forces body bearer group moves the coffin of former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church on the Emory University campus in Atlanta. » …
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