PEN America Issues Statement Regarding Secretary of State Pompeo Attack on NPR Reporter
January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- PEN America issued the following statement:
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- CEO Suzanne Nossel says attacks give cover to autocrats worldwide
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In an interview with NPR News, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at reporter Mary Louise Kelly for her line of questioning on Ukraine. In a direct attack, Pompeo falsely accused Kelly of lying to him, calling her conduct "shameful" and referring to the news media as "unhinged.&q . . .
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- CEO Suzanne Nossel says attacks give cover to autocrats worldwide
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In an interview with NPR News, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at reporter Mary Louise Kelly for her line of questioning on Ukraine. In a direct attack, Pompeo falsely accused Kelly of lying to him, calling her conduct "shameful" and referring to the news media as "unhinged.&q . . .