The photo of 100-year-old Jimmy Carter in the voting queue went viral as early voting started in Georgia. He was on a wheel chair with his mouth open — as people were waiting to cast their ballot. As the photo went viral on social media, people called it ‘elder abuse’, ‘criminal and disgusting’ to drag him out of the home — given his physical and mental state.
MAGA supporters said Kamala campaign would now harvest Jimmy Carter’s ballot, but recently Jimmy Carter’s grandson said Carter wants to cast his vote for vice president Kamala Harris.
Social media users questioned whether Carter was lucid enough to vote. “The Kamala campaign is planning to harvest Jimmy Carter’s ballot today at the hospice facility where he’s being kept. Someone in Carter’s physical and mental state is unable to vote. He’s non-verbal, can’t move, and isn’t even aware he’s alive. This is criminal and disgusting,” one user posted.
“Jimmy Carter has achieved his goal of living long enough to vote for Kamala Harris. God Bless you, President Carter,” a congratulatory post read.
“Does anyone actually believe that Jimmy Carter is lucid enough to vote,” another wrote reacting to a news article that said Jimmy Carter has fulfilled his final dream. “They don’t even need a heartbeat, this was closer to a real voter than they require,” a post read. One user called it ‘elder abuse’.
On October 1, Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday and became the first ever former US president to reach the century mark. He began hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, more than 19 months ago.
His family at that time said that Carter was keenly interested in politics are was highly hopeful to make it to 100 to vote for his party’s presidential nominee Kamala Harris. “He’s always been very politically active, and nothing has changed with that respect,” Jill Stuckey, superintendent of the National Park Service’s Jimmy Carter historical site and longtime family friend, said.
