US president-elect Donald Trump has said that he plans to attend the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100.
Mr Trump shared his intentions with reporters during New Year's Eve celebrations at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
"I'll be there. We were invited," Mr Trump said.
When asked a follow-up question about whether he had spoken to any of Mr Carter's family members, he responded: "I'd rather not say."
Mr Carter, a Democrat who served one term as US president from 1977 to 1981, voted by post in the 2024 US presidential election, with family members saying he planned to vote for Mr Trump's opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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State funeral plans for Mr Carter, a one-time peanut farmer who worked his way to the White House, begin on Saturday in his home state of Georgia and will conclude 9 January at the Washington National Cathedral, where Mr Trump is expected to attend along with other dignitaries.
President Joe Biden, who will be in his final weeks in office, is expected to deliver the eulogy at the service.
In 2018, after the death of former president George H W Bush - who was in office from 1989 to 1993 - Mr Trump attended the state funeral alongside fellow ex-presidents Carter, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as their spouses.
After the service in Washington, Mr Carter's remains will be flown down to Georgia for a private funeral and burial.
