Pro tip for Lurch: When you say something stupid and are mocked relentlessly over it, do not repeat what you said.

Via The Hill:

Secretary of State John Kerry doubled down Wednesday on his comments calling climate change a major national security threat.

Kerry has come under fire from conservatives after calling global warming one of the “most fearsome” weapons of mass destruction threatening to destroy the planet during a speech in Indonesia earlier this month. He reiterated that belief in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday.

“What I said about climate change is that it’s one of the … two or three weapons, or instruments, of mass destruction, which it is. It’s having a profound impact on a global basis, and will continue to,” Kerry said.

Kerry championed the fight against climate change as a senator and has continued to make it a top priority as America’s top diplomat. He oversaw the signing of an agreement with China on cutting emissions. The Asian power is the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter.