John Kerry bristles as MSNBC host points out Russia took Crimea on his watch under Obama

Former Secretary of State John Kerry took a defensive posture after an MSNBC host pointed out that Russia had annexed Crimea under his watch during the Obama administration. MSNBC’s Chris Jansing spoke with Kerry from inside the Vatican on Friday ahead of Pope Francis’ Saturday funeral. Jansing mentioned how Pope Francis was a “voice for peace” and had been outspoken about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. “You were Secretary of State when Russia annexed Crimea,” Jansing said. “And I want to ask you —” “But when they stated they were,” Kerry interrupted. “We did not allow them to...