Special Presidential Envoy for Climate envoy John Kerry plans to leave the White House soon to join Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
According to several reports, Kerry, who ran for president in 2004, is considering leaving office in late winter or early spring to support Biden's re-election bid.
According to Axios, several reasons may be motivating this decision, including Kerry's displeasure at having to face his former colleagues in a Senate or House potentially controlled by Republicans. Additionally, Kerry intends to return to the private sector to increase his wealth.
"He's hinted to colleagues that he has achieved all that can be reasonably accomplished in the current political environment — both domestically and internationally," the report also states.
It should be remembered that Kerry is the first person to serve as special presidential envoy for climate since Biden created that position in January 2021 without any congressional authorization or Senate confirmation.
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Kerry's position has come under scrutiny from Republicans, who in July introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Climate Zealots Advancing Radical Schemes Act to defund the "climate czar" position.
"Climate czar John Kerry is the poster child for the Biden administration's anti-energy policies that are destroying both our economy and national security," Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas criticized in the past.
Republicans have also criticized the insufficient information about Kerry's office's activities, spending or staffing.
According to Republican accusations, as far as we know, Kerry's work basically focuses on traveling globally on a private jet, giving speeches about climate change and motivating other countries to abandon the use of fossil fuels.
