I think a better question is....Why won't he release a formal statement like every other normal person on the planet in his position would do?
He piddled out several things he could have put into a statement. This was actually fine....
"It was a very sobering day for the country to lose a former president," Carter said. "I want to express my admiration for him and his wife and associate myself with the grief that America feels."
What's his problem???
Reagan=DID Carter= DIDN'T do anything but make a mess.