Trump Says Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Was ‘Brilliant’ Compared Joe Biden’s

Even by his extreme rhetorical standard, Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of his opponent, Joe Biden in recent weeks. Trump recently declared that Jimmy Carter’s presidency was “brilliant” in comparison to Biden‘s, calling him, for good measure, the “worst president” in American history.

While speaking to reporters outside a bodega in Harlem, New York, where a clerk stabbed an ex-convict in self-defense in 2022, Trump shared these remarks.

“Biden is the worst president in the history of our country,” Trump said. He went on to say that Biden is “worse than Jimmy Carter by a long shot.” 

Trump suggested that Carter would perceive his presidency positively when considering the current president’s performance.

Days before Trump paid tribute to Carter’s late wife, Rosalynn Carter, he made similar remarks about Biden and Carter during a rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on November 18, 2023.

“[Biden is] incompetent,” he said at the time. “He’s the worst president we’ve ever had.”

“[Carter is] the happiest person anywhere in this country right now – because his administration looked brilliant compared to these clowns,” he claimed. “It looked brilliant.”

The former president stated, “Jimmy Carter was—compared to Biden—a brilliant, brilliant president.”

Carter faced high inflation and the Iran hostage crisis during his term before Ronald Reagan beat him in 1980.

He posted an article about these comments on his Truth Social page several hours before posting his tribute to Rosalynn.

On March 16, Trump told a rally near Dayton, Ohio, that the U.S. will face a “bloodbath” if Biden wins the election.

Many critics of Trump’s calls for violence on January 6, 2021, assumed that Trump had been trying to make another threat of political violence.