Carter was critical of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shortly after the latter entered the primary and predicted he would lose , noting the differing circumstances of the political climate from when he was still an active politician . As the primary continued , Carter stated he would prefer Trump over his main rival Ted Cruz , though rebuked the Trump campaign in remarks during the primary , and in his address to the 2016 Democratic National Convention . In the Democratic primary , Carter voted for Senator Bernie Sanders , and in the general election , voted for Hillary Clinton
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Jimmy Carter