Morale at the State Department is plummeting as more diplomats’ careers suffer after testifying in the Trump impeachment inquiry. But Pompeo’s loyalty to Trump has not wavered. [Thread.]
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The impeachment inquiry “is driving a wedge between career foreign service officials and a secretary of state who appears to be halfway out the door and possibly eyeing his
own future political career,” @RobbieGramer, @columlynch, and @EliasGroll report. [2/5]
own future political career,” @RobbieGramer, @columlynch, and @EliasGroll report. [2/5]
@RobbieGramer @columlynch @EliasGroll Although Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan was grilled on Capitol Hill this week over his role in removing former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Pompeo has declined to defend Yovanovitch in numerous press interviews. [3/5]
@RobbieGramer @columlynch @EliasGroll “Not only is [Pompeo] failing to protect his people...he’s allowing [the president] to make decisions based on misinformation or disinformation,” said Daniel Fried, former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs in the George W. Bush administration. [4/5]
@RobbieGramer @columlynch @EliasGroll Pompeo’s potential political ambitions have also drawn fire from lawmakers like New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on the Foreign Relations Committee, who believes Pompeo is improperly mixing business with politics. [5/5] foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/01/imp…
