NEW: Per knowledgable source, VOA's White House senior correspondent Patsy Widakuswara was removed from her post after trying to ask @SecPompeo questions today, and later confronting VOA Director Reilly about the Pompeo session and lack of real questions.
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Some of the details I'm learning about this AM's Yemen call are wild. A short thread.
1) "You need to stop f***ing lying to Congress." That's what one participant said to Trump admin briefers when wouldn't answer why no briefings earlier.
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2) Congressional staff asked USAID officials on the call what the FTO designation would mean for Yemeni kids. They said it would be a disaster and catastrophic.
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3) Briefers also admitted that Trump admin is nowhere near coming up with the waivers to allow humanitarian orgs to help Yemenis in need.
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