Trump Criticizes John Kerry’s Climate Policies, Saying They Are ‘Destroying’ US

President Trump said the United States ‘can’t allow China to build a factory a week and we do nothing,’ and he believes America could be ‘rich again.’

Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Fort Dodge Senior High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Nov. 18, 2023. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump criticized U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during a town hall in Davenport, Iowa on Dec. 5 and called for increased energy independence in the United States.

The frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination accused Mr. Kerry—a former senator and secretary of state—of “destroying” the United States with his various climate policies and noted how competitor China continues to increase its construction of new coal power plants.