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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,074 posts) Fri Nov 13, 2020, 04:31 PM Nov 2020

Pompeo heads out shortly for a trip to France, Turkey, Georgia, UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar [View all]

Mark Knoller Retweeted

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@SecPompeo
heads out shortly for a trip to France, Turkey, Georgia, UAE, Israel, and Saudi.

Senior State official: "The business of State continues... he remains the secretary of state and he and the team are very focused on that mission and that's the purpose of this travel."

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Pompeo heads out shortly for a trip to France, Turkey, Georgia, UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP

The Faux pas Nov 2020 #1

I guess the purpose is to find a place for Trump drray23 Nov 2020 #2

I like Saudi Arabia. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #4

+1 crickets Nov 2020 #5

I like the Black Sea n/t moonscape Nov 2020 #8

I'm guessing our foreign allies politely share a quick snack and bid him goodbye Raven123 Nov 2020 #3

My wish is that Pompeous gets the reception he so richly deserves* in all these places! abqtommy Nov 2020 #6

He WILL admit to these nations that Biden won. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #7

The Preliminary Asylum Tour... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #9

And what "mission" is that? ananda Nov 2020 #10

First read this post thinking I was reading a tweet by Mark Knopfler. Elwood P Dowd Nov 2020 #11