Newt Gingrich on Monday called on Secretary of State John Kerry to resign over Kerry's recent comments equating the threat of climate change to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
The most direct reaction to kerrey's global warming speech is to ask if he is completely out of touch with reality.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 18, 2014
If kerrey believes his global warming speech it is a terrifying prospect for American policy. He is making policy in a fantasy world
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 18, 2014
Does kerrey really believe global warming more dangerous than north Korean and iranian nukes? More than Russian and Chinese nukes? Really? ?
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 18, 2014
Every American who cares about national security must.demand Kerrey's resignation.A delusional secretary of state is dangerous to our safety
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 18, 2014
I apologize to bob kerrey for spelling john kerry's name as though he were bob's relative. Callista caught my error. Please edit to kerry
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 18, 2014
Kerry on Sunday labeled climate change "perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction" and likened it to terrorism, epidemics and poverty.
"The reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them," Kerry said during a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to a transcript.
Kerry's remarks come as the United States continues to recover from one of the most severe winters in recent history. He also attacked climate change deniers.
"We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific fact," Kerry said. "Nor should we allow any room for those who think that the costs associated with doing the right thing outweigh the benefits."
The secretary of state said climate change deniers continue to ignore the scientific proof and compared the obviousness of climate change to the existence of gravity and to knowing you will get burned if you touch a hot stove.
"The science of climate change is leaping out at us like a scene from a 3D movie," Kerry said. "And let there be no doubt in anybody’s mind that the science is absolutely certain."
Kerry's remarks came a day after the United States and China announced a plan to combat global warming together. The two countries are responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than any other countries.