Rep Cicilline grills Pompeo on COVID-19 - Pompeo refuses to talk unless it's about Iran

[Dennis Donovan]

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Aaron Rupar ✔@atrupar

"Is that the question? ... we agreed today to talk about Iran" -- Mike Pompeo gets mad immediately during his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee because @davidcicilline had to gall to ask him a question about the coronavirus, which he doesn't want to talk about

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8:51 AM - Feb 28, 2020

He's the SoS, for Christssake - he should be able to talk about this on the damned spot!

[bullwinkle428]

1. He thinks he can treat them like reporters from NPR.

[polichick]

2. Card-carrying member of Crooks for the Con Man.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Hillary Clinton was grilled for 11+ hours

poor little Mikey can't handle a simple question

[tanyev]

4. OK, ask him about the rapid spread of the virus in Iran.

[Maeve]

7. Seriously! That was my first thought, too

[Dennis Donovan]

9. The video cuts just as Cicilline asks him about Iran and COVID-19

I'd love to hear the rest of it to see what Pompeous' answer was.

[Submariner]

5. West Point should retroactively take his commission away

because, like Ollie North who was a disgrace the uniform of the United States Marines, Pompeo is a disgrace the uniform of the United States Army.

What a worldwide embarrassment to the nation he turned out to be.

[global1]

6. He's Worried To Say Anything About The Virus Because....

all virus messaging must go through Pence. (sarcasm)

[C_U_L8R]

8. Keep asking good questions

These fuckers can't hide.

[deminks]

10. Iran is now on CDC's travel list for COVID-19. Is Pompous Ass going there to talk soon?

Some of their leadership in Iran appear to be sick.