President Joe Biden ordered the measure of respect for 30 days following Carter's death. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president on Jan. 20, which falls within the 30-day window. "The Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my Inauguration,

Trump has referenced the 39th president on multiple occasions, including on the latter's 100th birthday in October at a rally in Waunakee, Wisconsin. After calling Biden the worst U.S. president in history, he said that "Jimmy Carter is the happiest man because Jimmy Carter is considered a brilliant president by comparison."