Former 4-time US Amb who worked for Sec Pompeo says when he releases Clinton’s emails “Pompeo will have all but completed the politicization of the State Department, arguably bringing it to its lowest point since the 1950s. The damage may be generational.” https://t.co/gA2wQDRZQx

— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) October 23, 2020

.@DanDrezner asks in @PostEverything: Is the foreign policy apparatus even trying anymore? https://t.co/0BlroVdvda

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) October 21, 2020

Mike Pompeo to keynote Florida conservative Christian event, raising ethical and legal questions – CNNPolitics https://t.co/x5ewqHgwOf

— CNN NationalSecurity (@NatSecCNN) September 26, 2020

With his illegal appearance at the GOP convention and his self-defeating feuding with allies at the UN Security Council, Pompeo has cemented his position as the worst Secretary of State ever. My new column lays out the case. https://t.co/pCG2xeHX5c

— Jackson Diehl (@JacksonDiehl) August 30, 2020

State Department’s acting inspector general resigns just 2-1/2 months after his predecessor was fired in circumstances now being investigated by Congress. https://t.co/Kt15ePqs6L

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 5, 2020

.@RichardHaass in @PostOpinions: Theodore Roosevelt advised the United States to speak softly and carry a big stick. This president and his chief diplomat are perilously close to getting it backward. https://t.co/7FT6a9scHl

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) July 25, 2020

U.S. credibility has become a joke, and Pompeo keeps producing more punchlines.

In @PostOpinions: https://t.co/saAQUbBE4i

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) July 15, 2020

Searing and entirely accurate assessment from Tom Friedman. Mike Pompeo Is the Worst Secretary of State Ever https://t.co/bY9kNGk9IG

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 27, 2020

SCOOP: Source: The ousted State Department inspector general had recently wrapped up a probe into another top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, determining that she had likely failed to report allegations of workplace violence. https://t.co/McFY7wK1d8

— Nahal Toosi (@nahaltoosi) May 20, 2020

Pompeo said he was unaware he was under investigation when he asked Trump to fire the State Dept IG. But he declined to sit for an interview with the IG’s office, which has been investigating an unorthodox $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. https://t.co/ScJQnvWb8X

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) May 20, 2020

Congressional Democrats say the State Department watchdog that President Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed through over congressional objections. https://t.co/yaNg6zNmvF

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 18, 2020

Two top Democrats launched a probe into Inspector General Steve Linick's firing and said it was done to shield Pompeo from an internal investigation. https://t.co/TkXrqfpdIr

— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) May 17, 2020

Marie Yovanovich gets a looooong standing ovation at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service pic.twitter.com/4zfhPCR2KL

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) February 12, 2020

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine: "To be blunt, an amoral, keep-'em-guessing foreign policy that substitutes threats, fear and confusion for trust cannot work over the long haul."https://t.co/VheTecpknw

— NPR (@NPR) February 14, 2020

SCOOP: Trump's South Africa ambassador, a successful handbag designer, forced out her top career diplomat at the embassy as she tried to elevate her son to a senior embassy post, officials tell me. Part of a trend of Trump envoys pushing out their #2's https://t.co/MiknjJ3pg0

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) February 6, 2020

Nearly one week after NPR's Michele Kelemen was booted from Mike Pompeo's plane, the news outlet is still awaiting answers from the State Department. Pompeo hasn't responded to NPR's letter yet… https://t.co/bIbOkk7Y4w

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 3, 2020

JUST IN: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, has retired from the State Department.

She was abruptly removed from her post in May 2019 and was a key witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

— All Things Considered (@npratc) January 31, 2020

33 years of service to our country brought to an end by the Putin-enabling bully, ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩.
Ambassador Yovanovitch will be missed, but by standing her ground, she helped bring Trump’s corruption to light. A final act of patriotism. https://t.co/qcWxsjWNES

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) February 1, 2020

Mike Pompeo has a belligerent streak. He should be smart enough to fix it. https://t.co/lJIXyvvBmn

— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) January 31, 2020

'C/O Mike Pompeo': NPR stations receive uptick in donations, expressions of support for Mary Louise Kelly after State Department clash: https://t.co/j2nqu1sNy3

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) January 30, 2020

Mary Louise Kelly (@NPRKelly) interviewed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. She recounts his "swearing at me, calling me a liar and challenging me to find Ukraine on an unmarked map." But that's not what bothered her. https://t.co/CdUDXLp40A

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) January 29, 2020

When Trump praised Pompeo for doing "a good job" with @NPRKelly, "the room then broke into laughter and journalists looked at each other in disbelief in the back of the room. The event is on Middle East peace," per @AlliemalCNN and @Acosta.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 28, 2020

Trump praises Pompeo after he bullied an NPR reporter and then prohibited another NPR reporter from traveling with him: "That reporter couldn't have done too good a job on you … I think you did a good job on her actually." pic.twitter.com/FsUfCkXi6D

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 28, 2020

NPR reporter Michele Kelemen was notified that she was being removed from the press pool covering Mike Pompeo's upcoming trip to the UK, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan — just a few days after Pompeo responded angrily to an interviewer from NPR https://t.co/m0dMh9ghN0

— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2020

.@JMHansler reports: the State Department Correspondents’ Association is protesting NPR reporter @MicheleKelemen being removed from the press pool covering @SecPompeo’s upcoming trip to the UK, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, & Uzbekistan days after his interview w @NPRKelly

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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 27, 2020

WHO LIED?

Please be SPECIFIC!https://t.co/NYbMS230L9

Speaking of LIES!

This @Franklin_Graham Facebook post not aging well – https://t.co/Q6wMbglPhE

Are you aiming your tweet at @realDonaldTrump or YOURSELF? Self-Reflection?https://t.co/5c2kOVQlor pic.twitter.com/xlsvNooPWo

— David Limbaugh – DavidInMidTn on Threads (@david4potus2020) January 26, 2020

Awesome panel Brian! @sbg1 great! (I am a subscriber) @oliverdarcy is a must-follow. @JohnAvlon Reality Checks are must watch!

John said it well:

"I think it is more sinister than that. We shouldn't just accept the idea that our elected officials that WE pay lie as a matter

— David Limbaugh – DavidInMidTn on Threads (@david4potus2020) January 26, 2020

They. All. Lie. https://t.co/knMy2cAPQb

— Jennifer Truth Over Phony Balance Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) January 27, 2020

This moment on #CNNTonight where @TheRickWilson and @WajahatAli got @DonLemon to crack while discussing @SecPompeo's pettiness toward @NPRKelly. pic.twitter.com/77wPi3krEi

— Geoffrey Sorensen 🖖 (@GSorensen) January 26, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly says the following happened after the interview in which she asked some tough questions to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. pic.twitter.com/cRTb71fZvX

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 24, 2020

Here is our full interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. It's worth a listen. https://t.co/3BQh3Q7lWV

— Mary Louise Kelly (@NPRKelly) January 24, 2020

In my profile of @SecPompeo, I pointed out how his most explosive anger and condescension comes in dealing with *female* journalists: https://t.co/ueHdNkXUUR https://t.co/DRLnHkDWWW

— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) January 24, 2020

Official response from Pompeo about his NPR interview. Haven’t seen anything like this before with a State Department seal on it: pic.twitter.com/Hi1P18ZS0A

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) January 25, 2020

NOT THE FIRST TIME: One reporter told ⁦@brianstelter they were⁩ "chewed out" by Pompeo in response to the person's news coverage of the State Dept. Pompeo profanely accused the reporter of "hating Donald Trump" and toeing the Democratic party line. https://t.co/DoPiRFg1DD

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 25, 2020

Pompeo's "presumption of secrecy, and of his ability to upbraid a reporter without her telling the world about his indiscretion, is yet another instance of incompetence and arrogance, mixed together." https://t.co/3m9695MLTb

— Scott Stossel (@SStossel) January 25, 2020

YIkes — Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Kyiv gets even more awkward after he blows up at an NPR journalist over Ukraine questions https://t.co/EP7GcKARUp

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) January 25, 2020

"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has maintained a persistent silence as stunning new evidence has emerged suggesting the former ambassador to Ukraine may have been illegally surveilled," @jmhansler writes. No comment from State in 36+ hours… https://t.co/lYA2YF56Ew

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 16, 2020

We are still waiting on a response from the State Department on all of this. No comment yet. https://t.co/14048d33VG

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 15, 2020

Trump official who promoted fringe conspiracy theories now senior adviser at State Department – CNNPolitics https://t.co/zGEHSSogrY

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 28, 2019

Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019