PLAINS, Ga. (CNN) Former President Jimmy Carter sat down to an early morning breakfast with Pete Buttigieg Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, before the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor ended his campaign for President Sunday night.

Asked what he thinks of Buttigieg, Carter praised the former mayor and shared some candid commentary on his fight for the Democratic Party's nomination. The pair were joined by their spouses for the morning meal at the Buffalo Café.

"I've liked him since I first met him. Year before last we built houses for Habitat for Humanity in South Bend, Indiana, because he was there," Carter told reporters. "We got to know him then and I've liked him ever since."

Before Buttigieg's exit, Carter nodded to his uncertain path ahead , saying, "He doesn't know what he's going to do after South Carolina."