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Chapter 1: What is the significance of Jimmy Carter's passing?
Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president of the United States, has died at 100 years old.
That deep and ancient antagonism can be settled. without bloodshed.
We discuss his presidential legacy.
I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Monday, December 30th, and this is 21. Two air tragedies take the lives of hundreds of people, with one prompting an apology from Russia's Vladimir Putin.
And the debate over importing skilled foreign workers divides the right as both Elon Musk and Donald Trump weigh in.
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Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away Sunday after reaching a milestone no other past president has reached, turning 100 in October.
Here to discuss the passing of the former president is Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice. Hey, Tim. So a sad day, though one marked by remembrance of decades spent doing humanitarian work. First, how did we learn about the former president's passing?
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Chapter 2: What were Jimmy Carter's major contributions post-presidency?
Yeah, John, really a moment to look back here on a life that ended up being more impactful in many ways after his presidency than during it. We learned Sunday from the Carter Center, which announced that the president had died peacefully that day at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family.
The former president had entered hospice care last year after being diagnosed with cancer, so while death is always hard for a family, this was not a surprise. His son Chip Carter gave a touching statement on behalf of the family, saying, "...my father was a hero not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.
My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs." The world is our family because of the way he brought people together. And we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs. So really stressing the former president's faith and humanitarian work there. Right, and he won a Nobel Prize for that work. Tell us about that.
He and his wife, Rosalind, really became the faces of Habitat for Humanity. That's the charity that builds homes for the poor, and not just in the United States, but all over the world. For that work, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2002, and that really became more of his legacy than his single term in office.
Chapter 3: How did Jimmy Carter's presidency affect American politics?
which was marked by major setbacks, including the Iranian hostage crisis, a cratering economy, and what's been infamously described as a general malaise that defined the mood of the country. Carter did have some wins as president, though, including brokering peace between Israel and Egypt with the deal that came to be known as the Camp David Accords.
Now, Carter's rise to the presidency is considered one of the least likely we've seen in recent decades. What do we need to know there?
Yeah, he's often described as a peanut farmer turned president, and that's certainly true. He grew up on a farm that famously had no electricity or indoor plumbing. Carter went on to serve in the Navy and then as governor of Georgia and ended up riding an anti-Republican wave after the Watergate scandal straight to the White House.
But in the end, the economic woes and foreign policy failures under his presidency created a wave of their own in the form of Ronald Reagan and his Reagan Revolution. Reagan's massively successful presidency ended up drawing a stark contrast with Carter's widely criticized term. But again, Carter did not go quietly into that good night.
He really made a profound difference post-presidency, and his family has played a three other children, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. So quite a family legacy there. It sure is. Now, what do we know so far about how his legacy will be celebrated?
Well, we do know that the sitting president, Joe Biden, revealed last year that Carter had asked him to deliver his eulogy, so we expect that to happen. All the full details are still in the works, but we can expect a large presidential memorial service to honor him with various religious and charitable groups attending, as well, of course, as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
And speaking of both sides of the aisle, President-elect Donald Trump has given a statement honoring Carter, which read in part, The challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country, and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
So high praise there for the former president who certainly lived a long and impactful life. Yes, indeed. Tim, thanks so much for reporting. Thanks for having me.
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Chapter 4: What happened in the recent air tragedies?
But for all intents and purposes, he did make clear that his military was to blame. And then hours later, the Kremlin released a statement of their own, again failing to admit culpability, but conceding that Russian air defense systems had been engaging Ukrainian drones in the surrounding area when this incident took place. So they're sort of implying that Ukraine is to blame for the tragedy.
Now, this all comes as President Biden has announced billions in new funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Tell us more on that front.
Yeah, on Friday, White House officials said they'll soon announce an additional $1.25 billion worth of military aid, including advanced surface-to-air missile systems. The package also includes plans to finalize a separate $20 billion in loans for Ukraine, backed by frozen Russian assets in U.S. control.
Now, remember, Trump has vowed to bring a swift diplomatic end to the conflict once he takes office on January 20th. And with that in mind, the Biden administration is now scrambling to get as much money out the door as possible in the next three weeks, presumably to strengthen Ukraine's standing ahead of those impending negotiations.
A lot of scrutiny over the funds being sent to Ukrainian in these final weeks. Kevin, thanks for reporting. Anytime. Debate erupted among Republicans over the weekend after Elon Musk and other high-profile Trump advisors called for the expansion of the H-1B visa program. President-elect Trump indicated his support for the program, but did leave the door open for reforms.
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Chapter 5: What is the debate surrounding the H-1B visa program?
Here with the details is Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham. So Megan, obviously to win the election, Donald Trump had to bring together a pretty diverse coalition of political constituencies. And on some issues, they've had some pretty different ideas about what's best for America. H-1B visas is one of those issues where the alliance is stretched pretty thin.
What are the main points of contention?
So I think on one side of this, you have the traditional conservative and MAGA base who do tend to draw a pretty hard line on all things related to immigration. They take a very skeptical view of that H-1B program because they say that while its ostensible purpose is to allow U.S. companies to bring in highly skilled immigrants for jobs that would otherwise go unfilled,
What it's really being used for is hiring a cheaper foreign workforce. And they say that overall, it depresses American wages. Well, on the other side, you have what's being referred to as the new tech right. Think people like Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and also some other Silicon Valley titans whose names you might not know, people like venture capitalist David Sachs.
They believe that this program has given America a competitive edge in the global free market. Musk, for example, said over the weekend that expanding immigration for the top 0.1% of engineering talent is essential for America to keep winning. And he said that it's thanks to H-1B that the world's great innovators, like him, have chosen to build their companies in the U.S.
And where does President Trump come down on this? So after a couple of days of this inter-party wrangling, he told the New York Post that his companies have hired H-1B visa holders many times and that he supports it for highly skilled workers. Now, a lot of media outlets took that as carte blanche support for the program, but I'm not so sure that they should have.
So one, there's that caveat, highly skilled. That's really the crux of the argument. Is the program being used to fill a void that the American talent pool can't? Because we do need to remember that Trump did try to reform the program in his first administration, and he has in the past been critical of it for holding down American wages.
And I've got to say that as I watched this debate unfold over the weekend, Georgia, it did seem to me like the two sides were often speaking past each other. And that was something that conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings also highlighted.
You take like the top one percent or the top 0.1 percent of the most talented engineering people from other countries. That's perfectly fine. H-1B visas for that. They're unique. They have unique talent, unique innovative skills. Fine.
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