Former President Jimmy Carter is calling out Donald Trump for his reaction to the death of Sen. John McCain Former President Jimmy Carter is calling out Donald Trump for his reaction to the death of Sen. John McCain. In a new interview with Fox Business Network‘s Cavuto: Coast to Coast, Carter says, “I thought that President Trump made a mistake at first by not recognizing John McCain’s unquestioned commitment to our country in the Navy and as a prisoner of war and also in his service in Congress.” Get push notifications with news, features and more. Carter, who, like McCain, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, added that Trump’s “early mistakes” in the matter have since been “adequately corrected.” “I think both his (Trump’s) critics and also his supporters made it plain to him that he had made a mistake when the flag was up and down and so forth,” Carter said. “But I think that his last statement that I read yesterday has basically corrected that and now the flag will be lowered in honor of John McCain’s service to our country until the appropriate time. So, I think the early mistakes that had been made have been adequately corrected.” McCain died at 81 on Saturday after discontinuing treatment for brain cancer. Trump, 72, reacted to the news that night in a two-sentence tweet and also lowered White House flags to half-staff to honor the late senator. But then — in what was widely considered a snub from the president — the The White House‘s flags returned to full-staff on Monday, just two days after McCain’s death. Later on Monday, Trump released a full statement on announcing that the White House flag would return to half-staff and that Vice President Mike Pence will represent his administration at McCain’s funeral services. Carter, 93, acknowledged Trump’s turnaround in another interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, saying, “I think it was a very serious mistake Trump made, and his friends and opponents corrected him, I think, quite adequately.” RELATED VIDEO: Barack Obama Bemoans ‘Head-Spinning and Disturbing’ Events in Speech After Trump-Putin Meeting The nation’s 39th president has until recently been less vocal than other former commanders in chief about the goings-on in the White House. But in recent interviews, Carter has criticized the president and accused him of being dishonest. Carter told CBS News on Tuesday, “I think it’s well-known that the incumbent president is very careless with the truth. “I think I went through my campaign and my presidency without ever lying to the people or making a deliberately false statement, and I think that would be a very worthwhile thing to reinsert into politics these days,” he added. “I think he’s a disaster … In human rights and in treating people equal,” the former president said before his wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 91, jumped in. “The worst is that he is not telling the truth, and that just hurts everything,” she added. RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE Writer Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence, Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Attack Carter told CBS News that in spite of his criticisms, he still wants Trump to succeed.<doc-sep>WASHINGTON -- Three former presidents, scores of members of Congress, current and former world leaders and family and friends were among those gathered Saturday morning to eulogize six-term Sen. John McCain in Washington.McCain's motorcade arrived from the Capitol, where he laid in state overnight, and the procession made a stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where McCain's wife, Cindy, placed a wreath. His flag-draped casket was escorted by military body bearers up the cathedral steps under gray skies.It was the last public event in Washington, where McCain lived and worked over four decades, and part of McCain's five-day, cross-country funeral procession. He died Aug. 25 at age 81.<doc-sep>Touches of Sen. John McCain’s time spent in New Hampshire were apparent at Saturday’s services.Former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte read from the Book of Wisdom. One of McCain’s closest personal friends Steve Duprey was an honorary pallbearer. "In the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to have died and their departure was thought to be a disaster and their going from us to be their destruction. But they are at peace," Ayotte read Saturday. The Granite State sat firmly in Mccain's heart, according to close friends. In his carefully crafted services, the late senator made sure his "second favorite state" was involved. "He liked the people of New Hampshire he said because they never let him forget he was the hired help,” Duprey told WMUR political director Adam Sexton. Duprey served as a national advisor for McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. He said the people of this state and the country needed their time to say goodbye. "It makes you realize that these ceremonies are important, not just for the family, but for America,” Duprey said. "He was a beacon around the world for freedom and the decency and dignity of all human beings." Touches of Sen. John McCain’s time spent in New Hampshire were apparent at Saturday’s services. Former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte read from the Book of Wisdom. Advertisement One of McCain’s closest personal friends Steve Duprey was an honorary pallbearer. "In the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to have died and their departure was thought to be a disaster and their going from us to be their destruction. But they are at peace," Ayotte read Saturday. The Granite State sat firmly in Mccain's heart, according to close friends. In his carefully crafted services, the late senator made sure his "second favorite state" was involved. "He liked the people of New Hampshire he said because they never let him forget he was the hired help,” Duprey told WMUR political director Adam Sexton. Duprey served as a national advisor for McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. He said the people of this state and the country needed their time to say goodbye. "It makes you realize that these ceremonies are important, not just for the family, but for America,” Duprey said. "He was a beacon around the world for freedom and the decency and dignity of all human beings."<doc-sep>Bush delivered six eulogies when he was in the White House, including for Coretta Scott King, former president Gerald Ford and his former press secretary, Tony Snow. (His father, George H.W. Bush, seems to have delivered none while he was commander in chief, making him and Gerald Ford the only presidents since Johnson to stay out of this niche of speechmaking.)<doc-sep>
On Tuesday, Former President Jimmy Carter became the latest public figure to scold President Donald Trump for disrespecting John McCain after the senator’s recent passing in two interviews on Fox Business Network and MSNBC. In an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Carter was asked about all the recent commotion over the White House’s reluctance to fly the American flag at half-staff in McCain’s honor. Now that the White House’s flag has been lowered, Carter described it as an “adequate” correction on their part — though he also noted how Trump has been visibly unenthusiastic about saying anything positive about his deceased political foe. “I think that was a very serious mistake that President Trump made, and his friends and his opponents corrected him, I think, quite adequately. Now this most recent statement he’s made, I would say its okay, its still not as enthusiastic as it should be. I was proud to be veteran of the Naval Academy like John McCain, and his heroism in the war and his service to the military in general and also his service in the Congress of the United States made me proud to be a fellow graduate at the same institution.” Carter went on to say Trump has a “problem” putting his political squabbles aside, even with his new statement recognizing McCain’s lifetime of work in public service. Carter also made an appearance today on Fox Business, where he admonished Trump’s handling of the McCain fiasco as part of a wide-ranging interview. Be sure to check out the interesting moment in which Neil Cavuto spoke about interning for Carter back in the day. Watch above, via MSNBC and Fox Business. [Image via screengrab] — — >> Follow Ken Meyer (@KenMeyer91) on Twitter Have a tip we should know? [email protected]