Kerry: I Am Supporting Biden Because He Prevented an Outbreak of War

Reporter 1: “There is reporting that you’re stepping down to actually go work for the campaign to get out the climate vote, the youth vote. How successful do you think you can be in that position when the youth think that this is a president that is too old and too out of touch to lead them —“
KERRY: “Well, that’s a —“
Reporter 1: “— especially also when it comes to a foreign policy issue like Gaza?”
KERRY: “Very fair, and it’s great question. But let me begin by saying I’m not stepping down in order to go to campaign. I’m stepping down because I think that what we’ve done in terms of Dubai, is so powerful in terms of encouraging this transition, that is going to open up a whole new set of opportunities, which are important. And in my job, I came for a year, I’ve been there for three, I think it’s time — I will campaign for President Biden, I will certainly, because the stakes could not be higher. For our country, for the world, the stakes are as high as they get and as high as I’ve seen in, of course, in my public service. So I am going to campaign very happily, because I think he’s done a terrific job. He’s shown experience. He’s kept us from, you know, having a complete breakout of uncontrolled war in many regions. But at the same time, he stood up for American values, global values, universal values of America’s obligations, with respect to Ukraine, and Middle East and elsewhere. And if you’ve listened to Secretary Blinken and the president in the last days, they’ve been crystal clear about expectations for what needs to unfold in the West Bank, in Gaza. And I think young people around the world will see an administration fighting for — for the rights of people to get the medicine they need to have to be safe and for the Palestinian people to have a future even as Israel is absolutely protected as it needs to be —“ [crosstalk]
Reporter 2: “Secretary Kerry, we appreciate the robust exchange. Thank you, sir.”
KERRY: “Thank you.”