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John Kerry is back in the public eye for his new role leading climate policy for the Biden White House, with a seat on the National Security Council.
Kerry, the former secretary of state, lieutenant governor and senator from Massachusetts, and an unsuccessful 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, is worth far more than most lifelong politicians.
Much of the White House climate envoy’s financial picture is opaque. Even Senate financial disclosures don’t cover everything, and Kerry hasn’t held an elected office since 2013. But between Kerry’s own finances and those of his wife, the Democrat would have been the third richest president ever had he not lost his race to President George W. Bush in 2004.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ripped Biden climate czar and former Secretary of State John Kerry on "Fox News Primetime" Wednesday over what Cruz described as degrading comments about blue-collar workers whose jobs were abruptly cut when President Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.
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