Pompeo: Controversy over Trump foreign campaign dirt comments a 'Washington piece of silliness' [View all]

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BY ZACK BUDRYK - 06/16/19 09:32 AM EDT

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefly sparred with Fox News’s Chris Wallace early Sunday over comments from President Trump suggesting he might accept intelligence from a foreign country on a political opponent.

“I came here to talk about foreign policy and this is the third time you’ve asked me about a Washington piece of silliness,” Pompeo told Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” after the host pressed him on Trump’s remarks.

Pompeo accused the press of “chasing down a story that’s inconsistent with what I’ve seen President Trump do every day,” insisting Trump was committed to combating foreign interference in U.S. elections.

In an ABC News interview last week, Trump, asked whether he would accept information from a foreign government or report it to the FBI, said, “I think maybe you do both.”

“I think you might want to listen. There’s nothing wrong with listening," he continued. "It’s not an interference. They have information. I think I’d take it. If I thought there was something wrong, I’d go maybe to the FBI."

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