President Joe Biden on Monday said Jimmy Carter, the country’s longest-living leader, has asked him to deliver his funeral eulogy when he dies.
Carter, 98, entered hospice care in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, last month.
Biden addressed Carter’s health at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
“I spent time with Jimmy Carter and it’s finally caught up with him, but they found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated because they found a breakthrough,” Biden told the audience, according to a White House pool report.
“He asked me to do his eulogy,” Biden added. “Excuse me, I shouldn’t say that.”
Carter, at age 91, was diagnosed in 2015 with skin cancer that had spread to his liver and brain. His treatment included a new immune-boosting drug called Keytruda. Months later, he said he was cancer-free.
But last month, the Carter Center announced Carter wouldn’t be seeking any further medical intervention.
