Trump on Pompeo: I'd rather have him working than doing dishes 'because maybe his wife isn't there'
Source: TPM
By John Bowden - 05/18/20 06:11 PM EDT
President Trump responded Monday to criticism of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recommendation that Trump fire a State Department inspector general (IG) who was investigating Pompeo for misuse of government resources, telling reporters he would rather Pompeo assign government workers to wash his dishes or perform other tasks in order to free up time.
Speaking with reporters at the White House, Trump defended Pompeo as a "high-quality person" and a "brilliant guy," while suggesting that the nation's top diplomat had assigned government employees to perform household tasks because his wife or children were not around.
"[N]ow I have you telling me about dog walking, washing dishes and you know what, Id rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe his wife isnt there or his kids arent...you know," Trump said.
Linick was overseeing an active investigation into whether or not Pompeo misused a political appointee at the State Department to run errands for both the secretary and his wife, as well as a separate probe into whether Trump illegally issued an emergency declaration in May 2019 to move ahead on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia without congressional authorization...................................
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Trump has, in the past, made a similar comment but I forget when. At least I think it was him.
Trump on Pompeo: I'd rather have him working than doing dishes "because maybe his wife isn't there"
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notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Morbidly obese. Hes bigger than trump. Barr too.
appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,872 posts)Trump is trivializing and deflecting at the same time. Congress needs to have Jared under oath to answer about his payoff for the deal, and Donny's.
gab13by13
(21,264 posts)Trump is distracting everyone by claiming the IG was fired because Pompeo had someone walk his dog and pick up his dry cleaning.
This was about arms to his business friends, Saudi Arabia, which happened right when we found out a terrorist attack happened by al-Qaeda under Trump's watch, and Trump rewards the attack by selling them arms.
I believe the Saudis do own a lot of floor space at Trump tower.
Ford_Prefect
(7,872 posts)The allegations are that the Saudis may have spent as much or more than Russian on 2016 elections, and perhaps on 2018 as well. It has also been alleged that they aided Trump in other ways just as the Russians did.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)SunSeeker
(51,513 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)I have met and had to deal with some of the biggest shitheads there are; some in my own family. Trump just plays one on TV. He is not the biggest. Where I am from, he would be considered a mainstream mild "lite version" of Republican shithead.
hay rick
(7,588 posts)when it comes to being a shithead he's a pro.
marble falls
(57,013 posts)Blue Owl
(50,263 posts)n/t
SunSeeker
(51,513 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Just do the work around the house and shut up. That is how Republicans see women. That is what wives are; free labor.
gab13by13
(21,264 posts)this is about Saudi Arabia.