Trump Calls Biden ‘The New Jimmy Carter’ And GOP Follows. But Historians Say Not So Fast

Trump Calls Biden ‘The New Jimmy Carter’ And GOP Follows. But Historians Say Not So Fast

Share to Linkedin Looking to criticize President Joe Biden over long gas lines and inflation fears, some Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have likened Biden to Jimmy Carter—historically unpopular in office with infamous gas shortages and inflation—but historians say it's far too early to draw comparisons. Then Sen. Joe Biden, former president Jimmy Carter, and Jill Biden watch the proceedings on day two ... [+] of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Trump, in a statement, joked that comparisons between Biden and Carter were "very unfair to Jimmy Carter," claiming Carter "mishandled crisis after crisis" while "Biden has created crisis after crisis." "Joe Biden is the new Jimmy Carter," Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tweeted last week, blasting Biden for "rising gas prices," while Donald Trump Jr. called Biden "Jimmy Carter 2. 0," pointing to the lackluster April jobs report and inflation spikes. Historians told Forbes these comparisons were premature and ill-informed: while inflation may continue to rise, it has yet to reach any level seen under the Carter administration and we're only weeks into a gas shortage sparked by ransomware attack on a major pipeline that now appears to be