Former Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to run for president in 2020 against President Donald Trump. This will be Kerry’s second try to be a president.
Israel newspaper Maariv reported that Kerry told Palestinian officials that he was strongly considering a run in 2020, and hinted that Trump will likely not be in office much longer in a strongly-worded conversation Wednesday.
“Hold on and be strong,” Kerry said to the interviewer, who apparently is a close associate of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, adding that he should tell Abbas “that he should stay strong in his spirit and play for time, that he will not break and will not yield to President Donald Trump’s demands.”
According to The Hill, the former top U.S. diplomat also commented on the ongoing efforts of the Trump administration to negotiate a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and suggested that Abbas present his own peace plan in the wake of the White House’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December.
“Maybe it is time for the Palestinians to define their peace principles and present a positive plan,” Kerry commented.
The first time Kerry ran for president was in 2004 when he went against former President George W. Bush, who was running for his second term in office. Bush won with 286 electoral college votes against Kerry’s 251. Bush’s successor, former President Barack Obama later made Kerry secretary of state.
Last year Kerry admitted that he was considering to run for president in 2016, but later changed his mind.
“For a minute or two, maybe somewhere along the line, it crossed my mind — possibly,” Kerry said. “But there are a number of reasons why I dismissed the idea. And I’m glad. I think it was right. I never really thought that seriously about it.”
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