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Jimmy Carter in interview says America "apparently" wants a jerk for president

The former president has grievances with the current president.
Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, photographed at the Peninsula Hotel in New York City, March 26, 2018. (Photo: JACK GRUBER/USA TODAY)

Jimmy Carter didn't hold back in his assessment of President Trump.

During a Friday appearance on "The Late Show," host Stephen Colbert asked the 93-year-old former president whether America wants "kind of a jerk as president."

"Apparently, from this recent election, yes," Carter quipped, drawing a wave of laughter.

At the same time, Carter – who was promoting a new book titled Faith: A Journey for All – acknowledged that he "prays" for the current president.

"I pray that he'll be a good president and that he'll keep our country at peace; and that he'll refrain from using nuclear weapons and that he'll promote human rights," Carter said. "So, yeah, I pray for him."

Although he doesn’t mention Trump by name in the book, he writes about his concerns that racial and other divisions among Americans have been exacerbated since the 2016 presidential election.

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