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Secretary Pompeo News Conference
2020-05-20T13:51:54-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzc1XC8yMDIwMDUyMDEzNTI1NDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a news conference at the State Department where he answered questions on China, Taiwan’s elections, and the firing of Inspector General Steve Linick. Secretary Pompeo told reporters he recommended to President Trump that Mr. Linick be terminated and that the firing “frankly should have done it some time ago.” He later followed up addressing claims of retaliation and said stories had been leaked to the press “all coming through the office of Senator Menendez” and that Senator Menendez (D-NJ) was “not someone I look to for ethics guidance.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a news conference at the State Department where he answered questions on China, Taiwan’s elections, and … read more
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a news conference at the State Department where he answered questions on China, Taiwan’s elections, and the firing of Inspector General Steve Linick. Secretary Pompeo told reporters he recommended to President Trump that Mr. Linick be terminated and that the firing “frankly should have done it some time ago.” He later followed up addressing claims of retaliation and said stories had been leaked to the press “all coming through the office of Senator Menendez” and that Senator Menendez (D-NJ) was “not someone I look to for ethics guidance.” close
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