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IcyPeas

(21,842 posts)
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 05:54 PM Nov 2020

Pompeo's an ass. never took any questions from reporters on his 10 day, 7 country trip.

one of the comments (johnny morton) was spot-on too

Secretary of State Pompeo just finished a 10-day, seven-country trip without taking any questions from reporters traveling with him, per @jmhansler. He did a few local interviews but never held a press conference.




Not a vacation, it's a lot of work getting footage of yourself with world leaders to use for your 2024 presidential campaign...


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Pompeo's an ass. never took any questions from reporters on his 10 day, 7 country trip. (Original Post) IcyPeas Nov 2020 OP
And this is a surprise? Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #1
I guess bdamomma Nov 2020 #2
" Pompeo's an ass. never took any questions" mitch96 Nov 2020 #3
Perhaps he was delivering personal message from crook#45 eg RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2020 #4
He's about to be unemployed. spanone Nov 2020 #5
And Kaitlin Collins will still have a job on January 21! Tanuki Nov 2020 #8
Who cares what he does now. Ohiogal Nov 2020 #6
He has shown utter contempt for journalists from Day 1. Tanuki Nov 2020 #7
Does anyone think he has committed any crimes and it will catch up with him? vapor2 Nov 2020 #9

bdamomma

(63,803 posts)
2. I guess
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 05:57 PM
Nov 2020

he doesn't want illusion bubble popped when someone asks him are you going to transition with the Biden Administration.

mitch96

(13,872 posts)
3. " Pompeo's an ass. never took any questions"
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:10 PM
Nov 2020

I think he was covering his... b/c he KNOWS they are gonna ask him questions he won't answer..
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RestoreAmerica2020

(3,434 posts)
4. Perhaps he was delivering personal message from crook#45 eg
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:23 PM
Nov 2020

..destroy all notes, letters. emails, hard drives. No time for niceties it was a tourde clean up!

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
7. He has shown utter contempt for journalists from Day 1.
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:28 PM
Nov 2020

He has contempt for the parts of our Constitution that don't seem to serve his personal interests at a given moment.

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