BREAKING: White House Reacts To Death Of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

On Monday, Karine Jean-Pierre spoke about the passing of Former first lady Rosalynn Carter.

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00:00 >> Okay, I got a couple of things, changing gears.

00:03 Will there be an order to lower flags

00:04 to have staff to mark Mrs. Carter's passing?

00:07 And is the President planning on attending her funeral?

00:10 >> So, let me just say at the top,

00:11 I know you heard from the President

00:12 and the First Lady yesterday

00:14 on the passing of the former First Lady.

00:16 I just want to say, certainly,

00:18 that their thoughts are with President Carter

00:21 and the entire Carter family. As the President said yesterday,

00:24 Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter have been dear, long-time friends.

00:28 And Rosalyn Carter was an extraordinary,

00:30 extraordinary First Lady.

00:32 She was a champion for equal rights

00:34 and opportunities for women and girls,

00:36 an advocate for mental health and wellness for every person,

00:39 and a supporter of the often unseen,

00:42 uncompensated caregivers of our children,

00:45 aging loved ones, and people with disabilities.

00:48 The President and the First Lady are thinking of her and of him

00:53 and keeping the Carter family in their prayers today,

00:57 as well. As it relates to any potential travel,

01:01 the President and the First Lady plan to pay respects

01:06 to the former First Lady.

01:07 Don't have anything to share at this time on details

01:10 or anything to confirm just yet.

01:12 But certainly, as we have information

01:14 or more details to share,

01:15 we certainly will share that with all of you.

01:18 And as it relates to the lowered --

01:20 to have the flag being lowered to have staff,

01:24 yes, we will certainly do that.

01:26 And we certainly will follow --

01:28 and we'll do that in accordance to --

01:30 with protocols and details of when and how long

01:34 that will happen. We certainly will share

01:36 that at an appropriate time.