Posted on 06/28/2019 8:25:20 AM PDT by Red Badger
Former President Jimmy Carter said he believes President Donald Trump’s election was illegitimate and “he didn’t actually win the election in 2016.”
Carter was speaking at at a Carter Center conference on human rights in Virginia with author Jon Meacham when he made the remarks. (First reported by USA Today’s Susan Page.)
“I think the interference, though not yet quantified, should be fully investigated and would show that Trump didn’t actually win the election in 2016, he lost the election,” Carter said.
“He was put into office because the Russians interfered,” he said. Carter was then asked if that meant he believed Trump was illegitimate.
“Based on what I said, which I can’t retract,” Carter responded, prompting laughter from the audience.
Carter has spoken with Trump in the past and attended Trump’s inauguration. Earlier this year, Carter says he offered Trump advice on dealing with China after Trump called him to talk about the country.
Watch above via C-SPAN.
I'd bet on (1).
Shut up Jimmy, Trump won despite the opposition of BOTH parties and the media.
Obama was never eligible to BE President.
If we're investigating illegitimate Presidents,FIRST let's start with your boy from kenya, Jimmuh!
“He was put into office because the Russians interfered,” he said. Carter was then asked if that meant he believed Trump was illegitimate.”
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Well done, President Putin!
“I think the interference, though not yet quantified, should be fully investigated and would show that Trump didn’t actually win the election in 2016 ... “
So, it’s not quantified, there is no defined metric, yet Carter feels comfortable with a totally unsupported conclusion.
Rotten old commie bas****. Go away. I don’t wish him dead, but I surely won’t shed any tears at his passing. Given the opportunity, I would pee on the grave of the worst president in my lifetime. Yes, he’s worse than Obama.
Says the guy who helped legitimate every communist dictator on the planet and helped Hugo Chavez steal elections in Venezuela.
OK, Nixon beat Kenendy! Reagan lost to Walter Mondale, blah, blah, blah.. How many ballots did we get from Russia, compared to the illegal ones from Central America etc. on the Democrat side? Oh wait Jimmy really won against Reagan??? If they loose its never their fault, they have volumes full of excuses. Its just more of the Controlled Media pushing division.
The Left believe they have a mandate from the Masses (whoever they are), and that elections are “bourgeois”.
Thank you President Reagan for kicking Jimmah’s ass in 1980. Imagine how much more ineptitude and malaise he would of spread in another term!
Highly likely Jimmy Carter believes Reagan was put into office because the Iranians interfered.
I come hear for the comedy and I’m never disappointed.
Thanks Jimmah for the laugh of the day and reminding me just how utterly stupid career politicians can be.
You are truly bottom of the barrel JC.
STFU you old moron!
Senile
The entire Russia thing against trump was outside interference. How much did that cost Trump? Not to mention how much free media help did Clinton get?
Did this sack of lyin’ crap make these remarks before or after he was officially thanked for installing the Islamic government in Iran during his term?
Pretty rich from a guy who won the 1976 presidency by a slimmer margin than Trump - and then got blown out of the water in 1980 in an epic landslide.
Does he believe in the tooth fairy too?.....who in their right mind would think the Russians would want Trump over Hellary....oh never mind....
Just Carter trying to be relevant while counting his polyps.
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