Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly shouted at a reporter for NPR after an interview in response to being questioned about Ukraine and other issues at the center of the impeachment trial against President Trump.
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly said during a segment on “All Things Considered” on Friday that after the interview Pompeo forcefully questioned whether Americans care about Ukraine and whether Kelly could find the country on a map.
A State Department official disputed Kelly’s claim, telling Fox News that she was not able to identify Ukraine on the map and that she was wrong.
The transcript of the interview showed that Pompeo wasn’t prepared to talk about Ukraine and ex-US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Kelly then told Pompeo that she had “confirmed” with the secretary’s staff that they would talk about Ukraine. Pompeo still doubled down on the question, saying that he had nothing to say except that he had defended every State Department official.
The secretary is expected to travel to Ukraine on Thursday, committing to a trip that was postponed in December over increasing tensions between the US and Iran.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
