Donald Trump Shaded at Rosalynn Carter Service With Melania in Front Row

A speaker at former first lady Rosalynn Carter's memorial service threw a jab at ex-President Donald Trump while delivering remarks at the ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday.

Rosalynn passed away at her home in Plains, Georgia, on November 19 at the age of 96 after being admitted into hospice care just two days prior. Her memorial was attended by her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, along with all living former first ladies. Former President Bill Clinton, as well as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, were also in attendance.

The ceremony honored Rosalynn as a humanitarian and advocate for mental health and included remarks from family and friends who knew the Carters the best during their 77 years of marriage. PBS Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff, a longtime White House reporter, was among the speakers Tuesday and recounted the last interview she had with the Carters, in July 2021.

"As they were celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary, I asked them how they thought President Biden was doing early in his term," Woodruff told the crowd. "President Carter was very specific on issue after issue, and quite complimentary of the new president.

"Mrs. Carter said simply, 'It's a great relief to have him in office.'"

Woodruff's comments appeared to be a dig at Trump, who left the White House just six months prior to her last interview with the Carters and has previously traded taunts with President Carter. Trump even threw shade at Carter's administration during a campaign speech a day after Rosalynn entered hospice care, mocking that the former president was "a brilliant, brilliant" leader compared to Biden.

Carter has also not spoken fondly of Trump, telling a crowd of supporters ahead of the 2020 election that he believed it would be "a disaster to have four more years of Trump," according to a report from WTXF. Carter has also claimed that he does not believe Trump would have beaten former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 if it weren't for Russia's interference in the U.S. election that year.

"I think the interference although not yet quantified, if fully investigated, would show that Trump didn't actually win the election in 2016," Carter said at an event in June 2019, as per a report by NPR. "He lost the election, and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf."

Trump did pay tribute to Rosalynn after her November 19 death, writing on Truth Social that he and Melania "join all Americans in mourning the loss" of the former first lady.

"She was a devoted First Lady, a great humanitarian, a champion of mental health, and a beloved wife to her husband for 77 years, President Carter," Trump wrote. "[She] earned the admiration and gratitude of our entire nation."

Newsweek reached out to Trump's press team via email for comment Tuesday evening.