Linda Ronstadt publicly challenged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was in the audience at an award ceremony, “to stop enabling Donald Trump.” Via CNN
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Pompeo never saw it coming — although he set up the jab quite well. During his pre-dinner address, Pompeo referenced Ronstadt's 1975 hit"When Will I Be Loved.""Ms. Ronstadt," he said,"thank you and congratulations.
"There's nothing I can do about it. It's going to get worse every day," Ronstadt said of her diagnosis."I feel frustrated with it. .... Sometimes I fall down. But that's the new normal. I just have to accept it. I had a long turn at the trough." Hide Caption 25 of 25 Later, when Ronstadt had the opportunity to take the microphone, she delivered her response.
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