Biden praises Carter's character as former president's casket heads to Georgia

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  • Jimmy Carter's casket is making its final journey home to Georgia after the former president's state funeral was held in Washington

  • You can watch coverage of the journey to Georgia and the funeral at the top of this page

  • The five living presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton were among those to pay their respects

  • Delivering the eulogy, Biden says Carter made a "powerful difference" and established a "model post-presidency"

  • As our North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher notes, Biden's speech focused on Carter's character and faith

  • Carter, who was president from 1977 to 1981, died in December aged 100

Biden praises Carter's character as former president's casket heads to Georgia

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