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If @NPRKelly can point to a map, so can I.
And I'm pointing today out of sheer disgust over how @StateDept is treating @NPR journalists: namely, Mary Louise Kelly, and @michelekelemen, who was booted from the press pool covering Sec. Pompeo's next trip.
So here's what I did...
Sec. Pompeo challenged Mary Louise to point out Ukraine on a map. She did. This morning I pointed to a map, at random, of all the NPR stations in the country. I landed on #Columbus, OH. And so, I donated $500 to @WOSU, which serves Columbus. #PointToNPR
No matter where you point on the map, NPR member stations serve every corner of this nation. They amplify the work of journalists like Mary Louise, Michele and many others. The strongest response to this intolerable official action, is to strengthen that network of stations.
So I encourage you: get a US map, close your eyes, and wherever your finger lands, donate to that city's NPR station. Whatever you give will help that station, and the network, keep pursuing the truth no matter who tries to keep them out or shut them up.
Let's take action on what we believe. Because when you want thoughtful, fearless, brilliant journalism, all you have to do is #PointToNPR.
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I'd like to take this moment to highlight even more stellar reporting by my colleague Mary Louise Kelly.

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“I think you did a good job on her.”

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Pompeo, a Christian zealot who yelled and cursed at NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly for doing her job:

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Mary Louise Kelly worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, covering stories in Kosovo, the Afghan-Pakistan border, and Germany. She has a masters in European Studies from Cambridge and covered the Pentagon beat for almost 10 years. Pompeo is unfit for office.
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Secretary Pompeo asserts (without evidence) that NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly lied twice - saying their interview was only to focus on Iran and that post-interview exchange was to be off record.

A point about each: /con’t
In interview, transcript shows Pompeo did not contradict @NPRKelly when she noted she confirmed w his aides she’d ask about Ukraine too. (Aide was in room.)

Don’t take my word - here’s State Dep’t transcript:
state.gov/secretary-mich…

/con’t
Also, Kelly told listeners she was then asked to speak w Pompeo without colleagues or recorder - but that no one sought to place off record. And she said she would not have accepted that. Her account:
npr.org/transcripts/79…

/con’t
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