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State Dept. retaliates against NPR after blow up with Mike Pompeo


The Department of State is being accused of retaliating against National Public Radio over a report that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blew up at one of their reporters over questioning about Ukraine.

The president of the State Department Correspondents’ Association released a statement criticizing the State Dept. for shutting out NPR reporter Michele Kelemen from the press pool for a trip with Pompeo to Europe.

“We can only conclude that the State Department is retaliating against National Public Radio as a result of this exchange,” Shaun Tandon said.

“Michele is a consummate professional who has covered the State Department for nearly two …read more

Source:: The Blaze

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