'Wow!' Onlookers stunned as Biden 'slyly roasts' Trump during Jimmy Carter funeral
President Joe Biden appeared to throw shade at Donald Trump while eulogizing the late Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.
Biden took to the pulpit to laud Carter's "character" before a congregation of dignitaries, including former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Biden said that, as a 31-year-old senator, he endorsed Carter's candidacy for the 1976 presidential race.
"It was an endorsement based on what I believe is Jimmy Carter's enduring attribute: character, character, character," Biden said. "Because of that character, I believe is destiny. Destiny in our lives, and, quite frankly, destiny in the life of the nation. It's an accumulation of a million things built on character that leads to a good life and a decent country. Life of purpose, life of meaning. Now, how do we find that good life? What does it look like? What does it take to build character? Do the ends justify the means? 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 -- not a guarantee, but just a shot."
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"You know, 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. That's not about being perfect, because none of us are perfect. We're all fallible. But it's about asking ourselves, are we striving to do things, the right things? What values? What are the values that animate our spirit. Do we operate from fear or hope, ego or generosity? Do we show grace? Do we keep the faith when it's most tested for keeping the faith with the best of humankind and the best of America is a story, in my view, from my perspective, Jimmy Carter's life."
Biden's words caused Democratic politician Chris D. Jackson to exclaim on X, "Wow! During President Biden's eulogy for President Carter, he appeared to lock eyes in Trump's direction as he declared that leaders must give hate no safe harbor—and that the greatest sin of all is the abuse of power."
Journalist Aaron Rupar posted on Threads, "Biden subtweets Trump during his eulogy for Jimmy Carter."
One person responded, "Thanks for the (shade) cutaway and split screen, CNN," while another wrote, "Biden slyly roasting Trump at Carter’s funeral is the political nesting doll with a spicy chef’s kiss we all need."