After a tense interview on NPR's 'All Things Considered,' the secretary of state issued a statement Saturday accusing reporter Mary Louise Kelly of lying to him.
"You know, I agreed to come on your show today to talk about Iran," Pompeo said."That's what I intend to do. I know what our Ukraine policy has been now for the three years of this administration." When Kelly mentioned that she confirmed with Pompeo's staff that they would speak about both Iran and Ukraine, he said he didn't"have anything else to say about that this morning.
Asked where he had backed Yovanovitch, Pompeo said he'd"defended every single person on this team," but did not give Kelly an answer on whether he could point to his remarks defending the former ambassador."I've said all I'm going to say today," he said. Pompeo also said that he was proud of the work the Trump administration has done in Ukraine. He also remarked that President Obama's administrationThe last point Kelly brought up in the interview was Yovanovitch's testimony, where she said the Ukraine policy was"hijacked." Pompeo said he knew what direction the State Department gave officials."I've been clear about that. I know exactly what we were doing.
Kelly said Pompeo asked"do you think Americans care about Ukraine?" and used the f-word in that sentence and many others. She also said the secretary of state requested an unlabeled map of the world and asked Kelly if she could find Ukraine on a map. Kelly said she pointed to it, and he put the map away.NPR stood by Kelly's report.
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