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New York Times slams AWOL Pompeo, then learns he was rescuing Americans
Fox News ^ | 9 May 2018 | Brian Flood

Posted on 05/09/2018 7:47:50 AM PDT by mandaladon

As the New York Times was bashing Mike Pompeo for being missing in action while President Trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal, it turned out the secretary of state was busy rescuing three Americans who have been held captive in North Korea.

In an apparent jab at the administration, The Times’ headline said, “At a Key Moment, Trump’s Top Diplomat Is Again Thousands of Miles Away.”

The Times’ story noted that “Senior State Department officials were momentarily speechless on Tuesday when asked why Mr. Pompeo did not delay his trip by a day to be in Washington during Mr. Trump’s Iran deal announcement.”

It became clear on Wednesday morning why Pompeo didn’t delay his trip to Pyongyang when Trump took to Twitter.

“I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health,” Trump wrote. “Secretary Pompeo and his ‘guests’ will be landing at Andrews Air Force Base at 2:00 A.M. in the morning. I will be there to greet them. Very exciting!”

The Times story noted that Pompeo was expected to return from his trip with the detainees in the caption of a photo accompanying the story, so it's curious why the headline attempted to paint his trip in a negative light.

The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The story, written by Gardiner Harris, focused on Trump’s top diplomat being absent when Trump “made what could be the most significant diplomatic announcement of his presidency” by pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dummies; korea; media; msm; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; sospompeo; trump
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To: mandaladon

“The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”

THAT made me LOL.


21 posted on 05/09/2018 8:32:55 AM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: silverleaf
Gee we have an administration of leaders that are capable of ... multitasking

Someone needs to inform the Times that there is a wonderous new invention called a telephone.

22 posted on 05/09/2018 8:35:39 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: pasr

PDJT is more interested in getting things done than in photo ops.


23 posted on 05/09/2018 8:36:11 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever!)
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To: mandaladon

fish wrap


24 posted on 05/09/2018 8:38:56 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Red Badger

The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment. .................. Wait a couple of weeks, an apology will be in the classifieds somewhere around used refrigerators for sale.


25 posted on 05/09/2018 8:40:13 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Damn Tag line, fouled up again, thanks cursor.)
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To: silverleaf

26 posted on 05/09/2018 8:45:17 AM PDT by freedomlover
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To: vette6387

I call ‘em “DSM” — Deep State Media.


27 posted on 05/09/2018 8:55:47 AM PDT by karnage
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To: mandaladon
#FakeNews does not mean it's always a lie.

#FakeNews does mean they carefully choose what to report, with the goal being to make President Trump look as bad as possible. Story selection is part of #FakeNews. When that doesn't do the job, the biased presentation becomes part of #FakeNews. When even that doesn't work, then they start making stuff up for their #FakeNews. The only problem is that no one but their reliable cheerleaders listens to the news any more. Nothing they say about President Trump even registers, not after three solid years of #FakeNews:


28 posted on 05/09/2018 9:41:38 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: mandaladon

.....Paging James Woods for a Twitter response!.....

Paging .......Paging.....Paging.....


29 posted on 05/09/2018 10:13:15 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: mandaladon
Anything to make Trump look bad...

If Trump walked on water, the NYT headline would exclaim "Trump Can't Swim!".

30 posted on 05/09/2018 10:39:14 AM PDT by ETCM
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To: mandaladon

The NYT, for those who want the finest in fish-wrap.


31 posted on 05/09/2018 10:45:25 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: mandaladon
The Times story noted that Pompeo was expected to return from his trip with the detainees in the caption of a photo accompanying the story, so it's curious why the headline attempted to paint his trip in a negative light.

It's like the time when President Bush took a secret trip to Iraq in 2003 to spend Thanksgiving with the troops, and the MSM fretted over Air Force One faking its call sign during the trip.

-PJ

32 posted on 05/09/2018 10:53:14 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: mandaladon

Sounds like the last set of firings seems to have plugged a serious leak.
VP’s Dr?


33 posted on 05/09/2018 11:45:14 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: mandaladon

Looks like the New York Times again fell into a big pile of excrement.


34 posted on 05/09/2018 3:07:28 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: mandaladon

Most likely the NORKS required a person at cabinet level to make the hand off else there may not have been any release. Kim needs to show - with propaganda - how high a level of U.S. officials must kowtow to him to get our hostages released (likely labelled spies by the NORKS).


35 posted on 05/09/2018 3:17:12 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: mandaladon
Trump sent the Times a box of cigars, congratulating them for their "excellence in journalism"


36 posted on 05/09/2018 4:42:50 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: COBOL2Java

What about the phony dog poo?


37 posted on 05/09/2018 4:44:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mandaladon


and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

38 posted on 05/09/2018 4:57:59 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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