Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich called for John Kerry’s resignation Tuesday, shortly after the Secretary of State labeled global warming as "the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction."
"Look at the violence in Kiev and Syria and Iraq and the Iranians trying to get a nuclear weapon. Look at the 100 plus nuclear weapons that we have in Pakistan. Look at the Chinese nuclear arsenal. Look at the Russian nuclear arsenal," Gingrich said in an interview on CNN’s "Situation Room". "This is not some U.S. Senator just setting a wild speech to please the left. This is the Secretary of State of the United States of America."
"The Secretary of State ought to be held to a standard of seriousness that this speech falls short of," Gingrich continued.
Secretary Kerry, in a speech on climate change in Jakarta, Indonesia Sunday, said, "Climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps even the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction."
When asked whether Kerry should resign for his comments, Gingrich responded, "Absolutely."
"If he believes them, and I assume he does, I think it is dangerous to have a person who believes that as Secretary of State. Fine as a senator, terrible as Secretary of State," Gingrich concluded.