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Jan 25, 2020 8 tweets 1 min read Read on X
.@wamu885 airing @NPRKelly Pompeo interview now...
listening to this, wonder if his rage started burning at the Iran questions.
yes, he was getting steamed at the Iran questions. giving all sorts of crap about Iran behavior during jcpoa at odds with iaea
when Kelly asks about Ukraine, Pompeo says he agreed to come on show to talk about Iran. Kelly says agreed w his staff last night on both
aide stops interview, Kelly thanks him. He leaves gruffly. Aide then asks Kelly to come to Pompeo private office living room,
he shouts at her, dropping f bombs. angry at Ukraine questions.

incredible
am entirely baffled why Pompeo thought it was going to go well to have her summoned to his living room to berate her
also, aide told her not to bring her recording equipment when pompeo had her summoned to yell at her

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