
Carter warns America 'teeters on the brink of a widening abyss' in stark op-ed ahead of January 6
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Former President Jimmy Carter warned Wednesday that democracy is being threatened throughout the country, cautioning that "our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss."
Carter, writing in a New York Times op-ed published on the eve of the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, charged that "without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy."
"Americans," the 97-year-old former President said, "must set aside differences and work together before it is too late."

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