The state funeral of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, takes place today at the Washington National Cathedral, after which his casket will be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private burial at the family residence.. The funeral of Carter, who died at the age of 100, was attended by all living US presidents, including President-elect Donald Trump.. And current President Joe Biden will give a speech. CNN reports this.

President Joe Biden, in an executive order issued Dec. 30, announced the closure of federal offices on Thursday, Jan. 9.. All American flags are also ordered to be lowered to half-staff for the day.. So on this day in the United States, US Post Offices, Federal Offices and Agencies, the Supreme Court and Stock Markets are closed: the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq closed trading in all US stocks and options.

The coffin with the body of Jimmy Carter was transported from the Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral, where US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush and President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump are present.

The US President and First Lady sit in the front row, next to Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. President-elect Donald Trump, as well as former Presidents Barack Obama, Bush and Clinton sit behind the Bidens and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The photo shows that Barack Obama and Donald Trump were heatedly discussing something before the farewell ceremony..

Several world leaders, former vice presidents and other dignitaries gathered at the Washington National Cathedral ahead of the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

Former Vice Presidents Mike Pence and Al Gore took their seats outside the church.. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance also sits with his wife Usha.

The cathedral is also home to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation from office this week.. This is the first time Trudeau has been in the same room with President-elect Donald Trump since he announced he would step down as Canada's leader.. And after Trump said Canada should join the US as the 51st state.

Interestingly, former Vice President Mike Pence is also present. This is a rare moment when Pence is in the same room with President-elect Trump.. The pair haven't been seen together since they clashed over the certification of the 2020 election and the former vice president challenged his old boss.

President Joe Biden to deliver speech at Jimmy Carter's funeral. Notably, there will be eulogies written by the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, and former Vice President Walter Mondale before their deaths.. They will be read by sons Stephen Ford and Ted Mondale.

Carter succeeded Ford in the White House, defeating him in the 1976 election. But the two men were friends in the post-presidential years. And Mondale was Carter's vice president.

Not without incidents. A man with a machete and three knives was arrested while trying to break into the US Capitol just ahead of Donald Trump's planned visit..

Recall that Jimmy Carter's wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in 2023 at 96 years old.. The couple has been married for a record 77 years.