During his trip to Kazakhstan Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied that a “confrontation interview” was behind his decision to boot an NPR reporter from his travel press pool.
Last month, Pompeo berated NPR “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly for asking him about the Ukraine scandal during an interview and was promptly removed from his travel press pool. Following Pompeo’s public statement that accused Kelly of lying, NPR diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen was also booted from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s traveling press pool for his upcoming trip to Ukraine.
“I didn’t have a confrontational interview with an NPR …read more
Source:: TPM
