US President-elect, Donald Trump says he plans to attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral despite a history of mutual criticism.
Carter, the 39th president of US died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
He will be honored with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 9.
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver the eulogy at the ceremony.
Trump told journalists Tuesday night, “I’ll be there. We were invited”.
He however declined to say if he’d spoken with any member of the Carter family.
Trump’s attendance at the funeral will come after years of public sniping between Trump and Carter.
Though after the 39th president’s passing, Trump issued a statement praising Carter’s service to the country.
In a post, Trump commended Carter as a “truly good man” and praised his humanitarian work post-presidency.
But previously, Trump had labelled Carter as the country’s “worst president.” while Carter described Trump as a disaster.
