During Carter's eulogy, Biden, who will leave office in 11 days, hinted at politics in repeating several times that “character” was Carter's chief attribute.

All five living presidents were present to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday morning.

Family, friends and former political colleagues of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, including current President Joe Biden, spoke on Thursday at his state funeral in Washington. Carter was remembered for his public service,

In separate ceremonies held on different days, Donald Trump and Joe Biden paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, honouring the legacy of the United States' 39th leader. View on euronews

Trump is obviously no fan of Biden, but Obama and his veep also have a famously complex relationship, only made more so after Obama helped nudge Biden to quit the presidential race last summer. Surely Obama feels some frustration that Biden fumbled a possibly winnable race; maybe he couldn’t help spill to his sworn enemy?

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended the State Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The president and First Lady of the United States were joined by several domestic and international dignitaries for the somber occasion.

The president revealed in a recent interview that Carter made the request years ago, while the 39th president was planning his funeral

President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old, was eulogized by Biden at his state funeral on Thursday morning.

Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.

In terms of character the 46th president doesn’t come close to matching the 39th.

All of Jimmy Carter's living successors were in attendance at Washington National Cathedral, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy.