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    Why Journalists Believe Mary Louise Kelly

    Mike Pompeo’s dig about not finding Ukraine on a map undermines his credibility.
    by Graeme Wood Jan 25, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: Associated Press

    Yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bungled an interview with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly and stormed out instead of answering her last questions. (You can listen to their exchange .) Then Pompeo’s aide made one of the most desirable entreaties a journalist can hear after an interview: Would Kelly speak with the secretary again, and leave her recording device behind? This invitation is always attractive, because it often means that the interview subject is emotional, bereft of judgment, and ready to say something even, Pompeo berated her, used profanity, and at one point directed his aide to get a map. He challenged Kelly to identify Ukraine, the largest country wholly within Europe. Pompeo issued a today all but confirming Kelly’s account.

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