After NPR dust-up, Pompeo defends press freedom abroad

For the past four days, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been calling for authoritarian governments in eastern Europe and Central Asia to ease restrictions on press freedom despite criticism for his own treatment of journalists at home.

Pompeo responded in an official statement that the interviewer had “lied” to him, and he called her conduct “shameful.” He said the incident was “another example of how unhinged the media has become in its quest to hurt” President Trump and his administration. NPR said it stood by its journalist’s reporting.Pompeo has complained about NPR’s reporting in the past, notably over its coverage of the negotiations that led to the Iran nuclear deal in 2015.

Yet, in Tashkent on Monday, Pompeo praised the Uzbek government for “loosening restriction on the media” and said the U.S. “looks forward to further progress” in the area. Pompeo denied that the NPR interview was any more “confrontational” that any other interview he has given and said that journalists are allowed to ask him anything they want.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

If you Google two-faced I bet Plumpeo pops up.

There’s a difference between allowing press access and hosting a disrespectful press employee. The press was not denied access, just one undeserving person.

LyingScumbag

FreeAssange SecPompeo

It's 'free' Press, not 'fake' Press, NPR CNN washingtonpost NBCNews, even though they may sound indistinguishable to you.

Did he mention Julian Assange?

no he fucking did not

This is a West Point graduate, a psychopathic liar..good job West Point...

Even in Bangladesh?

Headline a bit misleading. More like 'After attacking and banning NPR reporting, Pompeo something something'

Liar!

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