John Kerry was on “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday to clarify his 2020 plans, saying “I doubt very much I’ll be running for office again”:
John Kerry on "CBS This Morning": "I doubt very much I’ll be running for office again, but I’ll say this: No one should be focused on 2020 right now. We should be focused on 2018."
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) September 4, 2018
This isn’t really a flip-flop from what he said on Sunday during an appearance on “Face the Nation,” but it’s more of a response to the spin put out by CBS News that attempted to make it sound like Kerry was a candidate:
John Kerry won't rule out 2020 White House run https://t.co/fqc113LJL8 pic.twitter.com/WCJMY6yKt4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 1, 2018
The CBS News spin certainly got the attention of the president:
I see that John Kerry, the father of the now terminated Iran deal, is thinking of running for President. I should only be so lucky – although the field that is currently assembling looks really good – FOR ME!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2018
But Kerry went on to make more news today when he gave the president the nickname “Agent Orange,” but then in true Kerry fashion he flip-flopped and walked it back:
On Trump attacking him, John Kerry says: "I'm really not going to get into a back-and-forth on tweets. You know, I could give him a nickname, AGENT ORANGE or something, and I could get into a back and forth, but it doesn't take you anywhere."
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) September 4, 2018
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“It doesn’t take you anywhere” which is why he said the nickname out loud. In other words, he was for the nickname right before he was against it?
Kerry went on to accuse Trump of using tweets as a “weapon of mass distraction,” which is also an incredibly weak statement:
John Kerry: "The president uses tweets as a weapon of mass distraction, and he obviously has exposed the world to the potential of a weapon of mass destruction in Iran by pulling out of a deal that everybody in the world supports."
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) September 4, 2018
Trump’s right. Hopefully Kerry DOES run in 2020, because history would repeat itself.
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Related:
Hey, John Kerry, know who ELSE 'paid a price' for Obama's 'red line' inaction? https://t.co/CRwKacLnL6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 3, 2018
And WHY is John Kerry admitting this to us NOW? 2020 must be the reason. https://t.co/IH7lKoK1ZO
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 2, 2018
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