Trump Jokes About Pompeo’s Spat With NPR Reporter While Announcing Middle East Peace Plan
When he was detailing his proposed Middle East peace plan , President Donald Trump joked about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly yelling at an NPR reporter. After Pompeo received a standing ovation from the…
When he was detailing his proposed Middle East peace plan, President Donald Trump joked about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly yelling at an NPR reporter.
After Pompeo received a standing ovation from the crowd on Tuesday, Trump made light of a recent spat between Pompeo and NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly.
“That was impressive,” Trump said after the applause, “That was very impressive, Mike. That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you yesterday. Think you did a good job on her, actually.”
Watch his comments below:
Trump appeared to be referencing an incident that occurred between Pompeo and Kelly after an interview.
Over the weekend, Kelly said Pompeo scolded her after the interview for asking about Ukraine. She also said Pompeo asked her to point out Ukraine on an unlabelled map.
“He was not happy to have been questioned about Ukraine,” Kelly said, adding that Pompeo asked if she thought Americans “care about Ukraine.”
“‘Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?’ He used the F-word in that sentence and many others.”
In a statement