U.S. to become a different kind of ‘superpower’

 05, 2018

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  MIt was far from “Make America Great Again,” but former President Jimmy Carter called on the United States to become a “true superpower.” 

“Not based on military. Not based on economic or political influence,” Carter said. “But that we be champions of human rights. Or peace. Or the environment. Or equality. Welcoming foreigners to our shores.” 

Just an afternoon removed from attending the state funeral of former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral, Carter rushed back to Atlanta on Wednesday night to host a conversation marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Mere hours earlier, during one of the rare occasions on which all living U.S. presidents were gathered, Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, sat in the front row of the cathedral — along with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and current President Donald Trump — for the funeral of the 41st president, who was eulogized by his son, George W. Bush, the 43rd president. 

Carter did not talk about Bush Sr. or the funeral during the panel. He wasn’t asked, although there was a Q&A session.