Listen to this articleU.S President Donald Trump has applauded Mike Pompeo after the secretary of state was alleged of bullying a prominent female journalist. The comments of the U.S President garnered laughter and some claps from the audience when he announced the administration’s plans for peace in the Middle East. Trump made the remarks after admiring Pompeo, who gained a standing ovation from those attending the event. Trump said, “Whoa. That was very impressive, Mike. That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you yesterday. I think you did a good job on her actually”. Point to be noted that the journalist Mary Louise Kelly is a well-known broadcaster and hosts NPR (All Things Considered on National Public Radio). Pompeo had launched into an expletive-filled tirade at her in his private living room in the state department.
Kelly alleges Pompeo yelled and swore after she used an interview to press him about his involvement in the Ukraine scandal at the core of the impeachment investigation of Trump. Pompeo is reported to have then requested aides to get a blank map before asking Kelly, who has a master’s degree in European Studies from Cambridge. The reporter is also a crime fiction writer. She said she was able to situate Ukraine on the map. Pompeo released a statement on Saturday which alleged Kelly of breaking the basic rules of journalism and decency and claimed the reporter said the post-interview conversation would be off the record.
The White House official also claimed Kelly had gestured to Bangladesh instead of Ukraine. But, Kelly insisted her meeting with Pompeo after carrying out the recorded interview had not been decided to be off the record. Emails exchanged prior to the interview cited by the Washington Post says Kelly openly set out the fact Ukraine would be discussed. Michele Kelemen (a prominent NPR reporter) was also blocked from traveling with Pompeo and other journalists to Eastern Europe despite having previously been allowed to accompany him.
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