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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Wed Jun 13, 2018, 01:55 PM Jun 2018

Pompeo: "I find that question insulting & ridiculous & frankly ludicrous"

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Reporter: “The president said it will be verified.”

Pompeo: “Of course it will.”

Q: "Can you tell us a little bit more about--what is, what discussed about how?"

Pompeo: “Just so you know, you could ask me this, I find that question insulting & ridiculous & frankly ludicrous.”

10:49 AM - 13 Jun 2018

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Pompeo: "I find that question insulting & ridiculous & frankly ludicrous" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2018 OP

I guess the whole "trust but verify" policy is to be replaced by "trust and STFU!" Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #1

Trust that we trust and verify lame54 Jun 2018 #9

Mike Pompeo montanacowboy Jun 2018 #2

Reporter should have followed up with: avebury Jun 2018 #3

This was predictable. Have a "summit", declare a win and forget about the whole thing. The_Casual_Observer Jun 2018 #4

Mike Pompus. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #5

Pompeo most likely a Putin troll JI7 Jun 2018 #6

welcome to the Fourth Reich librechik Jun 2018 #7

That's the sound of someone with something to hide C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #8

Disagreement is treason... Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #10

does he find our lack of faith disturbing? 0rganism Jun 2018 #11

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. I guess the whole "trust but verify" policy is to be replaced by "trust and STFU!"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 01:59 PM

Jun 2018

lame54

(35,359 posts)

9. Trust that we trust and verify

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:31 PM

Jun 2018

montanacowboy

(6,116 posts)

2. Mike Pompeo

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:01 PM

Jun 2018

pompus, fat, ignorant, know nothing, end of days believer, bring on the rapture, traitor, all around fucking scumbag

frankly asshole, I find you insulting, ridiculous and frankly ludicrous. I thought you were describing yourself.

avebury

(10,953 posts)

3. Reporter should have followed up with:

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:02 PM

Jun 2018

So in other words Secretary Pompeo, the US has no way to verify whether or not North Korea is actually working towards eliminating their nuclear arsenal. Just what did the US get out of this summit besides a photo shoot?