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US President-elect Donald Trump honored the late Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in Washington.

The body of former US President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Washington, where three days of official mourning will take place, culminating in lying in state at the Capitol building ahead of his funeral on Thursday.

Six days of funeral tributes for former US president Jimmy Carter are currently underway as a motorcade carrying his remains passed by flag-waving mourners and made its way to Plains, Georgia, for a final visit to his childhood home.

US President Joe Biden has announced the state funeral for Jimmy Carter will take place on 9 January, designating the day as a National Day of Mourning.

President Joe Biden remarked on the life of Jimmy Carter, stating that he "lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds," during televised comments following the former US leader's passing.

Former United States president Jimmy Carter has cast his ballot in this year's presidential election, marking the occasion just 15 days after celebrating his 100th birthday.