President Joe Biden will be visiting former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter in Georgia.
The White House announced the president and first lady Jill Biden will visit the former first couple in Plains, Georgia, on Wednesday.
“The President and First Lady will travel to Plains, GA tomorrow to meet with Former President Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Tuesday afternoon.
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The excursion is an add-on to a previously scheduled trip to Atlanta to mark Biden’s 100th day in office as part of his “Back on Track” tour, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
Jimmy Carter, 96, and Rosalynn Carter, 93, did not attend Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 due to concerns of the coronavirus. Both have since been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and have resumed in-person worship at their longtime church, the local outlet added.
The former president made headlines in recent weeks when he shared he was “disheartened” by new election reforms implemented in his home state of Georgia.
“Many of the proposed changes are reactions to allegations of fraud for which no evidence was produced — allegations that were, in fact, refuted through various audits, recounts, and other measures,” Carter said in March. “The proposed changes appear to be rooted in partisan interests, not in the interests of all Georgia voters.”
Georgia’s controversial voter reforms, signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25, impose voter identification requirements for absentee ballots, authorize state officials the authority to make changes to county elections boards and the use of ballot drop boxes, and make it a crime for politically affiliated persons to approach voters in line within 150 feet of a polling place to offer food and water.
The 39th president, who served from 1977 to 1981, also recently mourned the loss of his vice president, Walter Mondale. Mondale died at the age of 93 on April 19.
“Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history,” Carter said in a statement after Mondale’s death.
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The Carters have largely maintained low public profiles in recent years.
Representatives for the White House and the Carter Center did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
