President Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed Jimmy Carter’s swipe at the legitimacy of his election and said the charge was nothing more than a “Democrat talking point,” while offering his own digs at the 94-year-old former commander in chief.
Trump said he was surprised by Carter’s comments alleging that Russian interference in the 2016 election was responsible for putting Trump in the White House. The Republican punched back, though with a somewhat muted response, at least for him.
“Look, he was a nice man. He was a terrible president. He’s a Democrat. And it’s a typical talking point. He’s loyal to the Democrats. And I guess you should be,” Trump told reporters at a news conference in Japan, adding that, “as everybody now understands, I won not because of Russia, not because of anybody but myself.”
Carter made his comments during a discussion on human rights at a resort in Leesburg, Virginia on Friday. Carter had said there was “no doubt that the Russians did interfere” in 2016.
The 39th president alleged that that interference, “though not yet quantified, if fully investigated would show 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.”
U.S. intelligence agencies asserted in a 2017 report that Russia had worked to help Trump during the election and to undermine the candidacy of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But the intelligence agencies did not assess whether that interference had affected the election or contributed to Trump’s victory. No evidence has emerged that votes were changed improperly.
Trump insisted during the news conference marking the end of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka that he had won because he’d worked harder and smarter than Clinton. He claimed that he’d “felt badly” for Carter because of the way he’d “been trashed within his own party.”
“He’s been badly trashed,” said Trump. “He’s like the forgotten president. And I understand why they say that. He was not a good president.”
(AP)
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Carter was and still is a nobody.
Here is your massive headline. Read it carefully, It is not in English. “Trump Dismisses Former President Carter’s After He Called Him “Illegitimate President.” Please, please hire an editor.
Trump is wrong; Carter is not a nice guy. He’s an antisemite and an America-hater.
His claim is also ridiculous. Assuming the Russian government published information that changed the minds of enough voters to swing the election, it is ridiculous and dishonest to claim that that makes the result illegitimate. What he’s really saying is that the voters should not have had that information, they should have remained ignorant of the Democrats’ misdeeds, and thus been misled into voting for them. To state that is to refute it. Nobody could possibly actually think such a thing. Trump is president because the majority of voters in enough states chose him. Why they chose him is irrelevant.
it is a pattern: the worst antisemites also hate Trump.
Carter was a lousy president.
who is interested what that old alzheimer diseased fool has to say,this leftist America hating swine is solely responsible for that terrorist regime in Iran that has caused millions of deaths all over the world
Of course he was a terrible president. I can’t believe we’re still dealing with him 40 yrs later
What a piece of garbage. Trump donated millions to his library (google it) and this is the appreciation he gets. Why wont he die already
444 days, Mr. Peanut farmer!!!
Ah never lah to you!
I’m shocked that YWN would publish whitecar’s comment, calling for someone’s death. Editor, I’m really disappointed in you.
chiefshmerel, why would you object a death with to some one how endorses Hamas terrorist blowing up Jewish kindarlech in pizza parlors in EY unseals you agree with him?
chiefshmerel it probably one of those types who sits quietly during Magilat Esther reading when “Haman”‘s name is mentioned.
It’s a machlokes in gemora Megila between Mordechai and Homon, and chiefshmerel holds like Homon. Mordechai holds באבוד רשעים רינה.
Chiefshmerel obviously doesn’t say tehillim, because Dovid Hamelech prayed for people’s deaths.
President Carter may be someone you disagree with. He is not a bad person, and you should not be wishing death on him, or anyone for that matter.
This will be my last comment on this thread.
Not a bad person?
Wikipedia and Google results which may indicate Carter’s ultimate destination after his death are mixed.
A statement of his about Israel in one of his books:
“For 39 years, Israel has occupied Palestinian land, and has confiscated and colonized hundreds of choice sites”
and
“Some Israelis believe they have the right to confiscate and colonize Palestinian land and try to justify the sustained subjugation and persecution of increasingly hopeless and aggravated Palestinians; and some Palestinians react by honoring suicide bombers as martyrs to be rewarded in heaven and consider the killing of Israelis as victories.”
His ultimate judgement will be up to Hashem. But since he does not fall into the scope of “B’Tzedek Tishpot Es Amisecha” he is not deserving of our Benefit of Doubt. I have no problem judging him as a Rasha (besides, he is a Democrat and is disparaging the President of the United States – that ought to be treason.) And therefore Luz Em Shtarben B’Mheira B’Yomeinu.
As Rav Miller used to say – Alav Hashnobel!
chiefshmerel, before you characterize Carter (yamach shmo) “not a bad person” read the first edition of his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” where he justifies Hamas blowing up Jewish children to smithereens. Why is that all liberal “Jews” are so stupid and hate their own?