Pompeo declines to defend diplomats attacked by Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN



(CNN)In his first briefing since the start of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to defend State Department officials who have been attacked by President Donald Trump.

"I'm not going to get into the issues surrounding the Democrat impeachment inquiry," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department Monday, instead offering sparse praise for the diplomatic corps as a whole."I always defend State Department employees. It's the greatest diplomatic corps in the history of the world. Very proud of the team," he said.

The President has denounced State Department officials who have testified as part of the impeachment probe as "Never Trumpers," despite their being no evidence to support his claim. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and foreign service officer Jennifer Williams, who is detailed to the Vice President's national security team, have both been called out by name on the President's Twitter feed.

Asked specifically about the President's tweet that "Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad," Pompeo deferred to the White House. "I'll defer to the White House about particular statements and the like. I don't have anything else to say about the Democrats' impeachment proceeding," he said, adding that he'd be happy to take "a substantive question about something that the world cares deeply about."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/pompeo-diplomat-defense-silence/index.html

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He's a disgrace to the government and a disgrace to Westpoint.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. just another repuke coward

[stopbush]

2. Yep. A coward.

[sandensea]

3. Bumbeo being a bum

Nothing new under the sun.

[Traildogbob]

10. PompousAhole!

Another fat ass traitor, tRump, PompousAhole, Barr, Rusty Limpballs, Alex Jones, on and on. Fat in the head deprives the brain of compassion for anyone. No more round people in charge.

[RainCaster]

4. A leader who will not back his people is a idiotic cowardly gutless weasel

There may be another way to say this, but I can't think of it right now.

[dchill]

5. Things a constipated snake would say for $200, Alex.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. Gutless coward afraid of Drump's wrath. God these people make me sick.

[Ztolkins]

7. He's only called out the 2 women?

What a fuck.

[rpannier]

8. Pompeo looks like he's taking on the il douche orange look

[Phoenix61]

9. What a disgrace to his position.

The karma bus can not run over his worthless ass soon enough.

[olddad65]

11. The ultimate ass kisser. How does he live with himself.

[patphil]

12. That's not going to go over well with career State Department employees.

We might see more of them come forward.

[BlueIdaho]

13. And this piece of shit wants his old Senate job back?

No exactly a profile in courage now is he?

[Grokenstein]

14. To be fair, it's difficult to defend someone

when you're on your knees with your mouth full and all.

[Nitram]

15. Pompeo is just another cowardly lickspittle kiss-ass Republican lackey.

[canetoad]

16. Next time you see Pompeo

Tell him I'm from 'The World' and I want an answer to the question.

[steve2470]

17. If President Obama had acted the same way, Pompeo would be ripping him a new a*******e

But it's his God, Trump. Can't comment, oh no....Coward, total coward. His underlings will now be inspired to stab him in the back as much as possible and rat out on him.