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blue-wave

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Tue Feb 22, 2022, 05:55 PM Feb 2022

Only one former secretary of state is praising Putin and criticizing Biden in Ukraine crisis [View all]

Of all the former secretaries of state under Democratic and Republican presidents, only one is taking to cable news and social media during a moment of peril in Europe to praise Russian President Vladimir Putin and chastise the Biden administration.

Mike Pompeo has lauded the Russian strongman over the past month as a “talented,” “savvy,” “capable statesman,” offering his praise during a slew of interviews after his political action committee spent $30,000 on improving his performance in media appearances. “He is a very talented statesman. He has lots of gifts,” Pompeo told Fox News in January. “He was a KGB agent, for goodness sakes. He knows how to use power. We should respect that.”

Full Article: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/article258638383.html

Why am I not shocked and surprised? And no, Pompeo, Putin does not "know(s) how to use power", he's a brutal autocratic ruler who thinks the world should be run his way instead of by consensus. I just gotta ask, Pompeo. Are you on Putin's payroll?

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