From Overseas, Pompeo Washes His Hands Of Anonymous Op-Ed

While abroad in India, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied writing the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times that sparked a frenzy of speculation about the article’s author.

“It’s not mine,” he said.

“If it’s accurate, they should not have chosen to take a disgruntled, deceptive bad actor’s word for anything and put it in their newspaper,” he continued. “It is sad that you have someone who would make that choice. I come from a place where if you’re not in a position to execute the commander’s intent, you have a singular option, that is to leave.”

He accused the media of trying to undermine Trump’s administration, calling it “incredibly disturbing.”

11
Show Comments

Notable Replies

  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Soon, Pompeo will begin an intensive search for the real bad actors.

  2. “If it’s accurate, they should not have chosen to take a disgruntled, deceptive bad actor’s word for anything and put it in their newspaper,”

    So, if the person is telling the truth, then they are a liar?

  3. Yes. He’s not exactly denying the truth of the op-ed, is he?

  4. Oh, I think DJT is doing a good job of undermining his administration all by himself.

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

5 more replies

Participants

Avatar for system1 Avatar for imkmu3 Avatar for ralph_vonholst Avatar for rudolphschnaubelt Avatar for dickweed Avatar for wintermoon Avatar for erik_t Avatar for euglena4056 Avatar for seamus42 Avatar for omegalimit Avatar for favoritecurmudgeon

Continue Discussion