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"It is not fake news for you to broadcast that this is the greatest nation in the history of the world and the greatest nation that civilization has ever known," @SecPompeo said to @VOANews journalists on his Jan. 11 visit to our HQ.
1/9 https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1350790020840497152
"It is not fake news for you to broadcast that this is the greatest nation in the history of the world and the greatest nation that civilization has ever known," @SecPompeo said to @VOANews journalists on his Jan. 11 visit to our HQ.
1/9 https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1350790020840497152
“I’m not saying this to ignore our faults. Indeed, just the opposite – it is to acknowledge them,” Pompeo said.
But in his remarks & Q&A w/ Robert Reilly, @VOANews dir. recently aptd by @USAGMgov CEO Michael Pack, no mention of Capitol riots/ false stolen elex narrative.
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But in his remarks & Q&A w/ Robert Reilly, @VOANews dir. recently aptd by @USAGMgov CEO Michael Pack, no mention of Capitol riots/ false stolen elex narrative.
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Because I wanted to hold @SecPompeo to his words, I followed him and shouted 2 questions: what are you doing to restore US reputation around the world & do you regret saying there will be a 2nd Trump administration. He ignored me. He has yet to address these issues.
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Given the chance, these are the qs I wanted to ask @SecPompeo
1. W/ time you have left in ofc, what are u doing to restore U.S. reputation? What do u tell diplomats to say to ppl who believe U.S. no longer has moral standing to lecture countries on democracy & rule of law?
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1. W/ time you have left in ofc, what are u doing to restore U.S. reputation? What do u tell diplomats to say to ppl who believe U.S. no longer has moral standing to lecture countries on democracy & rule of law?
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And
2. Do you, @SecPompeo regret saying there will be a "smooth transition to a second Trump administration"? Do you take personal responsibility for contributing to the false narrative that the election was stolen, that has led to this turmoil?
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2. Do you, @SecPompeo regret saying there will be a "smooth transition to a second Trump administration"? Do you take personal responsibility for contributing to the false narrative that the election was stolen, that has led to this turmoil?
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Hours after the incident, I was informed that I have been taken off the White House beat. Per directive from @voanews top leadership, starting today I am reassigned to @voaindonesia, where I started my career in 2003.
https://whistleblower.org/press-release/press-release-government-accountability-project-files-whistleblower-complaint-regarding-the-retaliatory-actions-taken-against-voa-white-house-correspondent-for-questioning-secretary-of-state-pompeo-d/
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https://whistleblower.org/press-release/press-release-government-accountability-project-files-whistleblower-complaint-regarding-the-retaliatory-actions-taken-against-voa-white-house-correspondent-for-questioning-secretary-of-state-pompeo-d/
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I never intended to be the poster child for press freedom. Nevertheless, I'm grateful that what happened has brought focus on the threat against @voanews journalistic independence and integrity.
https://www.gibsondunn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Letter-to-M.-Pack-and-R.-Reilly.pdf
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https://www.gibsondunn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Letter-to-M.-Pack-and-R.-Reilly.pdf
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These journalistic values are enshrined in @voanews Charter, https://www.voanews.com/archive/voa-charter-0, that @W7VOA & all our colleagues defend every day, in every assignment.
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We at @voanews are journalists with a mandate to tell America's story to the world. We can only do that if we continue to hold power to account in current and future administrations.
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