“I’m glad he didn’t spend 15 mins from Jerusalem savaging Joe Biden,” Sen. Chris Murphy said. “But that begs the question: Why do it? Why give a speech like that when the downside to the credibility of the office is so significant?”
As if to troll his critics who have deplored his intermingling of diplomacy and partisan politics, Pompeo skipped right over his role as Trump’s Senate-confirmed secretary of State Tuesday night.
In response to that line of allegation, Pompeo’s State Department has insisted he was appearing at the RNC “in his personal capacity” — an argument that his critics charged is absurd. The State Department also said no government resources were being used to support the pre-taped address, another claim that was quickly questioned and is now subject to the House probe.
Indeed, if there was any suggestion that some other aspect of Pompeo’s resume other than his Cabinet position had qualified him for a prime RNC speaking slot, Pompeo quickly put that to bad as he delivered a strident testament to Trump’s record on matters of war and peace — one that glossed over the long list of instances where Trump’s own national security objectives have thus far gone unmet.
He touted how Trump has “lowered the temperature” with North Korea and “against all odds, got North Korean leadership to the table.” Pyongyang has cut off talks with Washington and has continued building nuclear warheads throughout Trump’s term.
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