How the timing of Jimmy Carter’s dying could possibly be set to ‘infuriate’ Donald Trump and overshadow inauguration

Democrats are boasting that Jimmy Carter’s death could overshadow Donald Trump‘s upcoming inauguration due to a long upheld tradition.

Standard protocol states that all flags should be flown at half mast at federal buildings for 30 days following the death of a former president.

Carter, the 100-year-old 39th U.S. President, died on Sunday afternoon, almost two years after entering hospice care and just 22 days before Trump’s inauguration on January 20. 

Outspoken MAGA critics and Democrat voters have quipped that the half mast flags during such a pivotal moment are Carter’s parting gift to Trump after their longstanding feud.

‘I’m so sad for this great man’s passing but this is going to p**s off the orange clown so much and I’ve convinced myself this was Jimmy’s plan the whole time,’ one person wrote.

Another added: ‘Can’t help but smile knowing flags will be at half mast during Trump’s inauguration to honor Jimmy Carter, one of the most decent humans to walk the earth and the very opposite of who’s to come.’

‘One last gift from Jimmy Carter, all flags will be at half-staff on Inauguration Day.’

Supporters described the timing as a ‘better, unintended consequence’ of Carter’s death.

‘Flags will be half mast on Inauguration Day and that will be a detraction from #CriminalTrump on his big day,’ one wrote.

‘How appropriate the flags will be flying half mast on Inauguration Day,’ another added. 

But MAGA supporters are furious about the suggestion, going so far as to create and spread wild conspiracy theories implying the announcement of Carter’s death was delayed purely to rain on Trump’s parade.

‘DemocRATS made the official announcement at this time to ensure the flags would be flown at half-mast during the second inauguration,’ one person wrote on X.

According to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, flags should be flown at half mast at ‘all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels’ for the 30 days following the death of a president or former president, signifying a period of mourning for the country.

Nearly seven years ago, at the age of 93, Carter launched some memorable shots at Trump in an interview on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

It came at a time when Democrats were in an uproar during Trump’s first term.

‘Does America want kind of a jerk as president?,’ Colbert asked Carter back in 2018, a year into Trump’s first term.

‘Apparently, from this recent election, yes. I never knew it before,’ Carter responded. 

Trump hit back against Carter, repeatedly trashing him in campaign speeches until as recently as this fall – including on his 100th birthday.

The President-elect has been rolling out cabinet announcements and firing out policy ideas as he prepares to take the oath for the second time after his historic comeback. 

But Carter is set to be memorialized in Washington, D.C. and Georgia just days before the inauguration. 

The Democrat former peanut farmer served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981 and dedicated the rest of his life to charity. 

Following Carter’s death Trump issued a statement saying the nation owed the 39th president a ‘debt of gratitude’ for his service.

President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday afternoon Carter will receive a state funeral.  

‘To honor a great American, I will be ordering an official state funeral to be held in Washington D.C. for James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, 76th Governor of Georgia, Lieutenant of the United States Navy, graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and favorite son of Plains, Georgia, who gave his full life in service to God and country,’ Biden said.

A date has not yet been set for the funeral.

Fox News reported that Carter’s body will likely lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda starting on or about January 6.