'The removal of Michele...comes days after Secretary Pompeo harshly criticized the work of an NPR host. We can only conclude that the State Department is retaliating against National Public Radio,' the association's president said in a statement.
The State Department on Monday removed an NPR reporter from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's upcoming trip abroad after awith a different NPR reporter, who said Pompeo berated her and cursed after an interview.
The State Department Correspondents' Association confirmed the decision to remove NPR correspondent Michele Kelemen from Pompeo's plane on his upcoming trip to Europe and Central Asia, calling the move"retaliation" after Pompeo's public attack on NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. "The removal of Michele, who was in rotation as the radio pool reporter, comes days after Secretary Pompeo harshly criticized the work of an NPR host. We can only conclude that the State Department is retaliating against National Public Radio as a result of this exchange," Shaun Tandon, the association's president, said in a statement.
The State Department did not give Kelemen a reason she would not be traveling, a spokesperson for NPR said.Sign Up
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