Jimmy Carter hospitalized after 2nd fall this month

Former President Jimmy Carter is back in the hospital after suffering another fall at his Georgia home.

The 95-year-old fractured his pelvis in a fall Monday evening while at home in Plains, Georgia. He's now resting at the hospital and "in good spirits" as he recovers from a "minor" fracture, the Carter Center says.

Carter also fell at his home two weeks ago and had to get stitches above his eye. But he still showed up to build homes at a Habitat for Humanity event in Nashville the next day, along with his wife, 92-year-old Rosalynn Carter. Carter acknowledged his fall at a speech at the event, saying he "had a No. 1 priority and that was to come to Nashville and build houses."

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Carter also fell in May while preparing to go turkey hunting. He ended with a broken hip, which resulted in hip surgery. Carter's health troubles haven't stopped him from decrying President Trump, saying in June that Trump "didn't actually win the election in 2016."