John Kerry laid down a blistering attack against Donald Trump late Friday, attacking the president’s lack of maturity and inability to fulfill the responsibilities of the presidency.
In an interview with Bill Maher, the former 2004 Democratic presidential nominee and Secretary of State under Barack Obama said, “He is the first president that I know of who spends more time reading his Twitter ‘likes’ than his briefing books or the constitution of the United States.”
Kerry didn’t let up, adding, “He’s got the maturity of an eight-year-old boy with the insecurity of a teenage girl. That’s just who he is.”
The full interview:
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Kerry tells Trump he should be afraid of the Manafort news
One of Trump‘s latest Twitter targets is John Kerry. The president attacked the Vietnam war hero and accused him of committing a crime by meeting with the Iranians to improve U.S.-Iran relations while Trump destroys them.
“John Kerry had illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime, which can only serve to undercut our great work to the detriment of the American people,” Trump whined on Wednesday.
John Kerry had illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime, which can only serve to undercut our great work to the detriment of the American people. He told them to wait out the Trump Administration! Was he registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? BAD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2018
In his interview with Maher, Kerry shot back, saying, “The conversation I think [Trump] really ought to be worried about is Paul Manafort with Mueller.”
“Soon, you’ll be hearing him say that’s the worst deal that’s ever been made,” Kerry added.
Manafort, of course, reached a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday, which could be a troubling sign, not just for Trump and his family but for Vice President Mike Pence, too.
Kerry said the Trump administration is clearly in political and legal chaos, and it appears that even those inside the White House are looking to bolt.
“It’s gone from the art of the deal to the art of the squeal,” Kerry said. “I’ve never seen anything quite like it: the anonymous op-ed, the Woodward book, the chronology of everything that’s been happening.”
Donald Trump shouldn’t be attacking a statesman like John Kerry; he should be taking notes from him.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
