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President Joe Biden (photo: public domain/White House)
Former President Jimmy Carter in 2017 (photo: Clint Thompson – CC license)
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WATCH: Former President Carter, the oldest living former president in US history, helps lead a build of Habitat for Humanity homes in Nashville one day after falling at his home and receiving stitches above his eye.https://t.co/CB1TSLeaMh pic.twitter.com/oh0jiv4IXY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 7, 2019
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Speaking at the Carter Center’s retreat in Leesburg, Virginia, on Friday, former President Jimmy Carter told the crowd he believes a full investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election would reveal that Donald Trump did not indeed win the presidency.
“There’s no doubt that the Russians did interfere in the election,” said Carter. “And I think the interference, although not yet quantified, if fully investigated would show that Trump didn’t actually win the election in 2016. He lost the election and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf.”
When the moderator inquired if he believes Trump is an illegitimate president, Carter replied, “Based on what I just said, which I can’t retract.”
Jimmy Carter: “[Trump] lost the election and he was put in office because the Russians interfered on his behalf.”“So do you believe president Trump is an illegitimate president?”
Jimmy Carter: “Based on what I just said, which I can’t retract…” pic.twitter.com/1PoM6BbDln
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 28, 2019