U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L), meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, at the Palestinian Ambassador's Residence in Amman, Jordan, March 26, 2014.
Daily Mail: John Kerry tells Mahmoud Abbas ally that he might run for president in 2020 as he urges Palestinians to 'play for time' and 'not give in to Trump'
* Former secretary of state told a close confidant of Mahmoud Abbas that he's considering another run for the White House
* Urged Palestinians to 'play for time' while Trump is president and said he could broker a separate peace deal with Israel
* Lebanese academic who met with Kerry in London relayed the conversation back to the Palestinian Authority, and an Israeli newspaper reported it
* Kerry, 74, was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004 but lost to George W. Bush
* His attempt at foreign policy could be seen as a violation of the Logan Act, which prohibits unauthorized civilians from conducting foreign policy
Former Secretary of State John Kerry recently told a confidant of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that he is considering a second run for the presidency in 2020.
Kerry ran unsuccessfully against President George W. Bush in 2004.
His comments, reported by the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv, came during a London discussion about the Middle East peace process with Hussein Agha, a Lebanese academic who is close to Abbas.
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WNU Editor: So he is thinking of running for President in 2020. All that I can say is .... please run.
Update: President Trump is still taking shots at John Kerry .... 'He had his chance and blew it!' Trump slaps John Kerry one last time before announcing what he'll do with the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal after former diplomat secretly met with foreign leaders to try and save it (Daily Mail).
