John Kerry says report he will run for president ‘is f—ing (or categorically) false’

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John Kerry blasted a report from NBC News claiming that he is considering launching a 2020 bid president.

An NBC News analyst overheard Kerry, 76, in a Des Moines, Iowa, hotel lobby contemplating running for president because he doesn’t believe any of the Democrats in the field could beat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the nomination during a Sunday phone call. Kerry has been campaigning for former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses.

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