Thursday, June 11, 2020

George Floyd: Pompeo on defense over Trump's response to protests

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday trumpeted the United States as a beacon of "freedom" and "democratic values" across the globe, but quickly found himself on the defensive over the Trump administration's response to the nationwide protests at home sparked by the killing of George Floyd. Pompeo lashed out at a reporter who pressed him on the White House's decision to forcibly remove peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square, and how that squared with his condemnations of China for its sweeping crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/10/george-floyd-pompeo-defense-over-trumps-response-protests/5332459002/

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