Former Secretary of State and fan of ecologically unfriendly private jets, John Kerry, faced an awkward moment when MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interrupted Kerry’s lecture on Russia with a truth bomb that caused Kerry to flinch.
Jansing spoke with Kerry from Rome, where the abortion supporting Kerry is in town to attend Pope Francis’ funeral.
Jansing teased a question to Kerry by remarking that Pope Francis was a “voice for peace” and the Pontiff was an outspoken critic of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
Jansing then stated, “You were Secretary of State when Russia annexed Crimea, and I want to ask you…”
The comment caused Kerry to bristle and interrupt, “But when they stated they were.”
“We did not allow them to annex it. And we stood and we stood up against it.”
“Right,” Jansing confirmed. “They said that it was theirs.”
“Yeah, they said it, but under international law, that does not make it theirs,” Kerry retorted.
Jansing then pushed Kerry asking his opinion on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia would maintain control of Crimea.
“Well, who knows?” Kerry reacted. “I personally don’t agree with putting that out there on the table.”
Watch:
Look how triggered John Kerry gets when MSNBC’s Chris Jansing reminds him that he was Secretary of State when Russia annexed Crimea. pic.twitter.com/eCbbu5lgdH
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 25, 2025
While Kerry may not agree with putting things “out there on the table” today, he has certainly been willing to come to the table in a time of war.
In 1970, in the midst of the Vietnam War, Kerry travelled to Paris to meet with the North Vietnamese in 1970.
In 1971, Kerry appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and, In response to a question about how he proposed to end the war, Kerry mentioned that he was ‘involved in peace talks in Paris,’ although he was not doing so with the approval of the U.S goverment.
“I have talked with both delegations at the peace talks, that is to say the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government,” Kerry told the panel at the time according to a transcript.
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