Former President Jimmy Carter is lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda, and President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid their respects.
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid their respects to the late President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Melania held her husband’s hand as they walked through the Capitol Rotunda to Carter’s casket. While observing Carter lying in state, the Trumps stood with their hands folded in front of them and had a moment of silence.
Melania, dressed in a long black coat, smiled slightly while holding Donald’s hand as they passed other dignitaries. Carter, who died at the age of 100 on December 29, has been lying in state in Washington, DC, since Tuesday. His state funeral will take place on Thursday. Trump criticized the country’s 39th president in the past, but recently praised him for doing ‘everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans’. Afterward, the president-elect met with Senate Republicans and discussed his legislative priorities for his 100 days back at the White House. It was the first time that Trump entered the US Capitol since leaving office in January 2021. ‘It feels great,’ Trump told the press in the building. ‘We’re going to get the results, and we’re going to make America great again.
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