Biden Warns About ‘Abuse Of Energy’ Throughout Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

In a pointed warning, President Joe Biden cautioned about “hate” and the “abuse of power” Thursday at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

“Jimmy Carter’s friendship taught me ― and through his life, taught me ― that strength of character is more than title or the power we hold. It’s the strength to understand that everyone should be treated with dignity, respect, that everyone ― and I mean everyone ― deserves an even shot,” Biden stated with President-elect Donald Trump within the viewers on the Nationwide Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

“We have an obligation to give hate no safe harbor and to stand up to what my dad used to say is the greatest sin of all: the abuse of power,” Biden continued.

These phrases intently mirror previous feedback Biden has made about Trump, who is predicted to push for an enlargement of government authority when he takes workplace and has repeatedly argued presidential immunity in his many indictments.

Carter, who died final month at age 100, fulfilled his dying want of voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in October. The previous president, who’d been in residence hospice take care of greater than a 12 months, was “trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” his household stated over the summer time.

“My grandfather can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris,” his grandson Jason Carter stated on the Democratic Nationwide Conference. “She reminds us all that the promise of America remains unchanged. We are one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, and my grandfather knows that with her as our next president, we will keep that promise.”

Harris additionally eulogized Carter at his funeral Thursday, saying he “retained a fundamental decency and humility” all through his life.

“Jimmy Carter was that all too rare example of a gifted man who also walks with humility, modesty and grace,” stated Harris, who misplaced the presidential election to Trump in November.