Kerry on Trump: ‘I Understand the Anxiety, But Let’s Not Get All Churned up over Things that Haven’t Happened Yet’

REPORTER Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ You just said that ░░░░░░░░ are confident that the ░░░░░░░░ of administration will not ░░░░░░░░ the commitment of the ░░░░░░░░ States to NATO Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ said in Berlin that ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ but I d like ░░░░░░░░ ask you how worried ░░░░░░░░ are and what you ░░░░░░░░ do to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the incoming Trump administration ░░░░░░░░ not dismantle or reverse ░░░░░░░░ you called yourself a ░░░░░░░░ achievement including transatlantic trade ░░░░░░░░ security ties the Iran ░░░░░░░░ the climate change agreement ░░░░░░░░ the opening policy toward ░░░░░░░░ Thank you KERRY Well ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ is in a position ░░░░░░░░ give an absolute 100 ░░░░░░░░ guarantee because not all ░░░░░░░░ the people have been ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ the policy or affect ░░░░░░░░ policy and influence it ░░░░░░░░ because those decisions are ░░░░░░░░ to be made over ░░░░░░░░ period of time around ░░░░░░░░ table with a lot ░░░░░░░░ debate and discussion But ░░░░░░░░ am confident in the ░░░░░░░░ I see thus far ░░░░░░░░ respect to I mean ░░░░░░░░ like General Mattis is ░░░░░░░░ first rate soldier a ░░░░░░░░ qualified general He understands ░░░░░░░░ s been here he ░░░░░░░░ this place he understands ░░░░░░░░ things And I am ░░░░░░░░ confident that they will ░░░░░░░░ committed to the fundamental ░░░░░░░░ components of the transatlantic ░░░░░░░░ and America s partnership ░░░░░░░░ NATO and with the ░░░░░░░░ I have no doubt ░░░░░░░░ that Now whether there ░░░░░░░░ a twist about pressure ░░░░░░░░ funding or how they ░░░░░░░░ to engage that s ░░░░░░░░ to be their choice ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ second guess it now ░░░░░░░░ a blank I mean ░░░░░░░░ list for people to ░░░░░░░░ me is growing not ░░░░░░░░ So I can t ░░░░░░░░ to guess and I ░░░░░░░░ not going to try ░░░░░░░░ guess So let s ░░░░░░░░ where we are but ░░░░░░░░ believe in the end ░░░░░░░░ sense will prevail Now ░░░░░░░░ ve already seen indications ░░░░░░░░ that We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ there s already a ░░░░░░░░ with respect to immigration ░░░░░░░░ s already a revision ░░░░░░░░ respect to the amount ░░░░░░░░ wall or fence or ░░░░░░░░ it is now being ░░░░░░░░ There s going to ░░░░░░░░ there s also a ░░░░░░░░ with respect to I ░░░░░░░░ the other day the ░░░░░░░░ elect expressed an openness ░░░░░░░░ the subject of climate ░░░░░░░░ and just yesterday his ░░░░░░░░ met with Al Gore ░░░░░░░░ is gathering information about ░░░░░░░░ I believe as information ░░░░░░░░ gathered that thoughtful fact ░░░░░░░░ decisions have the ability ░░░░░░░░ be made and I ░░░░░░░░ going to believe in ░░░░░░░░ hopefully that s what ░░░░░░░░ happened until I see ░░░░░░░░ In addition to that ░░░░░░░░ understand President Obama had ░░░░░░░░ good conversation with the ░░░░░░░░ elect on the subject ░░░░░░░░ the Iran nuclear agreement ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ in that conversation without ░░░░░░░░ any of it that ░░░░░░░░ were aspects of it ░░░░░░░░ are constructive and positive ░░░░░░░░ worthwhile and maybe should ░░░░░░░░ held onto And so ░░░░░░░░ just think it s ░░░░░░░░ waste of time I ░░░░░░░░ it s human and ░░░░░░░░ understand the anxiety but ░░░░░░░░ s not get all ░░░░░░░░ up over things that ░░░░░░░░ t happened and appointments ░░░░░░░░ haven t been made ░░░░░░░░ hope is that facts ░░░░░░░░ science and common sense ░░░░░░░░ our mutual interests are ░░░░░░░░ to be well thought ░░░░░░░░ and measured in ways ░░░░░░░░ will produce good decisions ░░░░░░░░ the interests not just ░░░░░░░░ our country but of ░░░░░░░░ alliance of our partnerships ░░░░░░░░ our friendships of our ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ continue to believe that ░░░░░░░░ will happen But I ░░░░░░░░ that there is every ░░░░░░░░ that there s an ░░░░░░░░ at least at this ░░░░░░░░ in time There will ░░░░░░░░ some things that the ░░░░░░░░ Administration doesn t like ░░░░░░░░ will be some things ░░░░░░░░ many of us will ░░░░░░░░ agree with that run ░░░░░░░░ because this is a ░░░░░░░░ administration it ran on ░░░░░░░░ different approach So when ░░░░░░░░ things occur we will ░░░░░░░░ to engage in the ░░░░░░░░ dialogue that s at ░░░░░░░░ heart of our democracy ░░░░░░░░ I certainly as a ░░░░░░░░ citizen will not shy ░░░░░░░░ from doing that on ░░░░░░░░ things that I think ░░░░░░░░ enormously.”