Former Secretary of State John Kerry has been branded a “total clown” for publicly hoping Russian President Vladimir Putin would help the world “stay on track” with fighting climate change despite invading Ukraine.
Social media erupted after the interview with Kerry, President Joe Biden’s “climate czar,” was posted online.
Kerry was slammed as an “idiot” and a “total clown” while others shredded his response to the Ukraine invasion as “clueless.”
“Kerry continues to prove he’s the most clueless politician,” Ashe Short, editor of the Daily Wire, said on Twitter.
“Eye on the ball, John,” CNN’s Mary Katharine Ham said.
“How was this guy secretary of state?” another asked.
During the interview, Kerry said: “I’m concerned about Ukraine because of the people of Ukraine and because of the principles that are at risk, in terms of international law and trying to change boundaries of international law by force.
“I thought we lived in a world that had said no to that kind of activity.
“And I hope diplomacy will win.
“But massive emissions consequences to the war – but equally importantly, you’re going to lose people’s focus, you’re going to lose certainly big country attention because they will be diverted and I think it could have a damaging impact.
“So, you know, I think hopefully President Putin would realize that in the northern part of his country, they used to live on 66% of the nation that was over frozen land.
“Now it’s thawing, and his infrastructure is at risk.
“And the people of Russia are at risk.
“And so I hope President Putin will help us to stay on track with respect to what we need to do for the climate,” he said.
WATCH:
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on BBC Arabic: The Ukraine Crisis Could Distract the World from the Climate Crisis While Having Massive Emissions Consequences #RussiaUkraineConflict #UkraineRussie #UkraineRussiaCrisis #ClimateCrisis @JohnKerry @ClimateEnvoy pic.twitter.com/nsOC1iZeGm
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) February 24, 2022
Total clown show. https://t.co/flNean6Dsh
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) February 24, 2022
Biden put on more sanctions today.
From CNN:
President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled harsh new sanctions on Russia meant to punish the country for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, calling out Russian President Vladimir Putin for his aggression even as he acknowledged it would take time for the new measures to alter Putin’s behavior.
“Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences,” Biden said, laying out a set of measures that will “impose severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time.”
The new sanctions include export blocks on technology, a centerpiece of Biden’s approach that he said would severely limit Russia’s ability to advance its military and aerospace sector.
He also applied sanctions on Russian banks and “corrupt billionaires” and their families who are close to the Kremlin.
The targets were not limited to Russia.
The US also went after individuals in Belarus, including the country’s defense minister, for that country’s role in facilitating the Russian attack.
Kerry continues to prove he’s the most clueless politician https://t.co/sq1Wg4iqRo
— Ashe Short (@AsheSchow) February 24, 2022
Eye on the ball, John.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) February 24, 2022
