“Here’s a man supposed to be negotiating war and peace with major, major countries with weaponry like the world has never seen before.”
The sacked inspector general, Steve Linick, was investigating in part whether Pompeo ordered a government employee to walk his dog, pick up dry-cleaning and make dinner reservations, a Democratic congressional aide said.
“I’d rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe his wife isn’t there.” Brian Bulatao, the State Department’s undersecretary for management who is a longtime associate of Pompeo, told the newspaper there were concerns about leaks coming out of the inspector general’s office.Democratic lawmakers, as well as some Republicans, have voiced unease over the firing, the fourth time since the beginning of April that Trump has moved to sack an official tasked with monitoring governmental misconduct.
Pompeo said in May 2019 there was a state of emergency with Iran, allowing the Trump administration to bypass Congress and sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies. In many countries, few would be surprised that staff assist senior government officials in personal tasks but the US system prides itself on transparency.
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