Pompeo puts NPR reporter off his plane

[irisblue]

Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) Tweeted:
State Department removes @NPR's @michelekelemen from @SecPompeo plane--where she was scheduled for a pool radio rotation--during upcoming trip to London, Kiev. Comes after @SecPompeo accused media of being "unhinged" after @NPRKelly interview and subsequent back and forth.

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[spanone]

1. He's an evil POS

[sueunderh]

33. Evangelical POS

Nasty, corrupt POS!!

[TeamPooka]

34. he's a fascist

[spanone]

44. All of the above.

[Mike 03]

2. Infuriating

Pompeo seems right on the edge of losing it completely.

[TheRealNorth]

5. Happens when you are about to be implicated in a criminal conspiracy

To use federal dollars to shake down a foreign government for personal benefit.

[riversedge]

27. I need some of your optimism.

[XRubicon]

3. I think he is more dangerous than his boss

Putin.

When all the shit comes out I hope he is put out of public "service". Druph is stupid evil, Pompas is smart evil.

[Mike 03]

4. State Department Correspondents' Association Protests

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[Red Mountain]

6. Really weak

Pathetic, even.

[dchill]

31. Weak, pathetic, mean... and GUILTY.

[gademocrat7]

7. Secretary Rapture is a treasonous bastard.

Corrupt to the core.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Watch that...

[diva77]

54. Is that you, Mike?

[JDC]

10. Petty little men is all this admin is made of

[LisaM]

11. Donate to NPR if you haven't.

I see plenty of people knock NPR for being too conservative, but I don't really think that's the case, and they could probably use a donation about now (or even your local NPR station), if you haven't already done so.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. I have an automatic donation to one of my NPR stations (I have three of them!)...

and while they aren't wildly "liberal" like some places I know, I find them pretty much as fair and balanced as it gets.

[LisaM]

21. I donate twice a year.

This would be a good time for me to throw in an extra donation; probably should look for a small one in a conservative state.

[irisblue]

12. MIichele Kelerman is the NPR Diplomatic Correspondent

She is well versed in this area

[Lindsay]

32. That's likely exactly

what Pompeo is afraid of.

[yonder]

49. Plus, she's a woman. His world can't allow that

without flexing his asshole muscle.

[TNNurse]

51. Coward, afraid of another woman who knows more than he.

[crickets]

53. Likely he should be. nt

[OnDoutside]

13. Mikey's under pressure......

[TreasonousBastard]

14. Ya know... Pompeo (and Barr) can also be impeached

[bluestarone]

15. Worthless SHITHEADS

ALL of them

[pwb]

16. She must feel better.

Listening to him? Yuck .

[SunSeeker]

18. K & R for exposure.

[lpbk2713]

19. And the anti-Semitic website gets the welcome mat ...

Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212914021

No surprise here.

[renate]

20. lol... and they call us snowflakes!

Weak and stupid. He should know that real journalists from every section of the media will be pissed off.

[Hassler]

22. Poor Pompous Mike. He's as thin-skinned as the Drumpfster Fire himself.

[essme]

23. It is not his plane. It a US gov't plane.

Which makes this even more galling.

[58Sunliner]

24. Is it me or does that creep give off a sadistic vibe? "Unhinged".

Like power has completely corrupted him.

[Tanuki]

43. Reminds me of Gene Hackman's character in No Way Out.

[magicarpet]

48. Corrupted by power,... vindictive Fascists.

[Midnight Writer]

25. Pompeo going to Kiev? Again?

[stillcool]

29. might explain why he didn't...

want outside reporters on the plane.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. Yeah. What's the "stated" agenda? Meet with Rudy Colludy and fabricate more Biden tripe?

[riversedge]

26. Pompeo is a petty, vindictive man just like his boss #Trump

[iluvtennis]

40. Indeed. nt

[Maeve]

28. "Unhinged"? We're into projection, again

I swear it must be catching

[nuxvomica]

30. Just another abuse of power

That seems to be their only currency.

[Mike Nelson]

35. What an oddly...

... bad man. I believe her, of course... but let's say the reporter is wrong. If you're SoS, you just stop this and move on... you don't issue "statements" and kick anyone off any plane. There is something seriously wrong with Pompayo.

[B Stieg]

37. You will NEVER be president, Pompeo...

Your corruption is clear for all to see.

[randr]

38. In a just world the other reporters would get off as well

[SharonClark]

39. Agree 100%

[MojoWrkn]

41. That is a government plane - he's only using it!

What a pompous azzhole!

[SCVDem]

42. It's not HIS plane!

It's our plane!

They miss the concept!

[UniteFightBack]

45. He is so very afraid to answer questions on Ukraine. I wonder why? Beats me! nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

46. Widdle Mikey is gonna take his plane (ours actually)

and play by himself.

[warmfeet]

47. Oh, to be locked in a room.

With a foul piece of shit.

Give me the chance, I say. Just give me the chance.

[SCVDem]

59. I'm thinking Amos

The Expanse

[scarletwoman]

50. This is FASCISM! It's a much bigger deal than Pompeo being an asshole, recognize the larger import

of this action!

When supposed "Public Servants" feel free to block members of the free press for not kowtowing to the preferences of those in power.

[crickets]

55. Yes, you are absolutely right. It's chilling. It's intended to be. nt

[scarletwoman]

56. Thank you!

*Principiis obsta* and *Finem respice*—'Resist the beginnings' and 'Consider the end.'

[calimary]

52. What a little pissant.

Memo to Mike P: you probably thought these jobs from trump would be your stepping stones up into the Oval Office, yourself.

You can just forget that right now. You’re just more damaged goods now. As former Republican strategist Rick Wilson said, in a book he wrote: “Everything trump Touches Dies.”

[maxrandb]

57. Well, since it is the current American media

I can't wait to hear this story in their normal "bothsiderism" style.

Sure, he extorted and blackmailed Ukraine with taxpayer funds to manufacture a criminal charge... using the full power of the state, butter emails!

Yes, the State department took punitive action against a news organization for having the gall to report news unflattering to the State....butter emails!

I'm sure, to be "fair", NPR will get right on reporting on...Butter emails!

[PandoraAwakened]

58. POS Pompeo

[Mickju]

60. This makes him look ridiculous and petty.

He is definitely a malicious fool.