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Where Things Stand: One Of The Darkest Remarks Yet

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department on June 10, 2020. Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

July 17, 2020 1:28 p.m.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remarks about human rights yesterday are among the most disturbing utterances I’ve heard come out of this administration thus far.

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