CNN’s Scott Jennings Attacks Jimmy Carter Just One Day After Former President’s Death: ‘A Terrible President’
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings attacked the late 39th President Jimmy Carter on Monday, accusing him of “dabbling in anti-Semitism” and “saddling up to dictators” a mere day after the former president passed away.
Reacting to Carter’s death at the age of 100 on CNN NewsNight, Jennings said, “Let me preface my take by offering condolences to the Carter family on his death. He was obviously one of the most unique post-presidents we’ve ever had because he lived so long and he did so much. That having been said, he was a terrible president.”
He continued:
That’s why he lost in a landslide after his one term, and if it’s possible, I think he was even a worse ex-president because of his meddling in U.S. foreign policy, because of his saddling up to dictators around the world, because of his vehement views, anti-Israel views, and more than dabbling in anti-Semitism over the years. He often vexed Democrats. Obama didn’t even have him speak at his ’08 convention. He put Bill Clinton in a terrible foreign policy box, on a North Korea nuclear issue. I think he was a guy who had a huge ego and believed that he was uniquely positioned to do all these things, even after the American people had roundly and soundly rejected his leadership. So, I respect people who run for president and get elected president, but in his particular case, I think he time and again proved why he was never suited for the office in the first place.
Following years of health problems, including a battle with cancer, Carter passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia.
President Joe Biden issued a statement mourning the death of Carter and announcing a state funeral.
President-elect Donald Trump also issued a statement mourning Carter’s death, writing that the former president “did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans” and should be owed “a debt of gratitude,” as did former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
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