He made no official statement. He commented, in an unofficial capacity, when asked about Reagan's death by reporters. What's the question?
Here's Jim-mah's question:
"We go through ups and downs," he said. "I was distressed when we lost (to Reagan). But I think it's important to ask, 'What am I in the eyes of Jesus Christ?'"
Here's my answer:
A hell-bound son of perdition.
Come one. Carter is a leftist and power hungry, but he is a Christian, and unless you know him and have irrefutable proof that he is a "hellbound son of perdition", then you ought not to talk that way.
I think political/social liberalism is a contradiction with Christian ethic, but one can be forgiven and be wrong.