UPDATED, with details on National Day of Mourning: President Joe Biden has ordered all U.S. flags on federal public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff for the next 30 days to honor Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100. Biden also set January 9 as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.

"Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it," Trump said of the US flag flying at half-staff during his inauguration.

President Joe Biden declaration of Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning for late President Jimmy Carter means closures for some financial institutions and government offices. Carter, the 39th president, died Dec. 29 at age 100.

Back in March 2023, President Joe Biden shared that former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy when he passes away.

Gov. Jimmy Carter got from an elected official outside of Georgia came from a young Sen. Joe Biden. Why it matters: Biden and Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, saw in each other a kindred spirit and political ally,

The longest-lived American president was honored by his successors and others on the news of his passing, after years spent in hospice care.

President Joe Biden on Sunday emphasized a quality that Donald Trump should grab from the life of Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100. “Decency. Decency. Decency,” Biden told a reporter who asked him what Trump should “take” from the late president.

Following Jimmy Carter’s death on Sunday, memorial services to honor the former president will start this weekend and will span over several days. Public services will take place in both Washington, D.

Carter, the 39th U.S. president, died on Sunday at 100 years old. President Joe Biden ordered that the flags of the United States be flown at half-staff at the White House and public buildings and grounds for a period of 30 days following Carter’s death in honor of him.

With a tribute to late President Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden also threw shade at the incoming President Donald Trump just days before the 2025 inauguration.

President Joe Biden won't rescind his flag directive honoring the late President Jimmy Carter despite criticism raised by President-elect Donald Trump.