John Kerry Praises Hillary Clinton, Plans to Avoid ‘Hurly Burly’ of 2016 Race
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Credit: US Department of State(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry is happy to avoid what he calls the “hurly burly” of the 2016 presidential race, especially on the day when his predecessor Hillary Clinton is expected to announce the start of her presidential campaign.
While Kerry praised Clinton for having done a “terrific job” as secretary of state, he also said it wasn’t his job to defend her record. He added that it was important for him to avoid discussing the race so he can “speak to both sides of the aisle about our foreign policy without being involved in partisan politics.”
“As you know, the secretary of state, happily, is able to not be involved in the presidential hurly burly, I’m not going to get involved in it now,” Kerry told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on This Week Sunday. “I wish her well in this race and I look forward to being able to stay well away from it.”
Kerry said that during her tenure as secretary of state, Clinton rebuilt alliances “that had been shredded over the course of the prior years” and helped negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza and made the initial contacts with Iran.
Kerry added that Clinton will defend “her own record for herself” while responding to Republicans who have criticized her performance in the State Department.
“It’s not my job to do it,” he said.
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