Billionaires, foreign leaders and celebrities including Mike Tyson and Carrie Underwood will appear at the inauguration. Some prominent Democrats are taking a pass.
For decades, Republicans have reveled in invoking Jimmy Carterβs name to deride Democrats as weak β mockery that has influenced the way Democrats present themselves to voters.
Jimmy Carterβs relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness. That never mattered to him.