They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm…
That's the thing though -- no one made Jimmy Carter sell his farm[0].
But Jimmy Carter was an honorable human, and, well...there are fewer people fitting that description sitting behind the Resolute desk, today.
[0] He didn't sell it, he put it into a blind trust. He should have sold it. When he left office, the farm was $1MM in debt.
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That's the thing though -- no one made Jimmy Carter sell his farm[0].
But Jimmy Carter was an honorable human, and, well...there are fewer people fitting that description sitting behind the Resolute desk, today.
[0] He didn't sell it, he put it into a blind trust. He should have sold it. When he left office, the farm was $1MM in debt.