White House says Trump fired State Department watchdog at Mike Pompeo's request

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump fired the State Department's inspector-general following a recommendation by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the White House said on Saturday (May 16).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump fired the State Department's inspector-general following a recommendation by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the White House said on Saturday .

"Secretary Pompeo recommended the move, and President Trump agreed," a White House official said after two top Democrats announced a probe into the Republican president's Friday night firing of the department's internal watchdog, Steve Linick.

 

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....So much for draining the swamp..... those Americanos don't get it, that the whole world is laughing about this Mikey Mouse President of theirs......

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