Mike Pompeo Says Mean Lady Reporters Can't Come on His Super Fun Airplane Trip

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Mike Pompeo Says Mean Lady Reporters Can't Come on His Super Fun Airplane Trip
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Last week, news broke that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo berated and attempted to embarrass NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly for asking him hard questions by demanding she identify Ukraine on a map. When Kelly, who has a master’s degree in European studies, proved to be both knowledgable about her field of study and good at her job, Pompeo presumably consulted the Trump administration handbook, which mandates that grown men have public diaper baby meltdowns anytime a woman proves competent.

Now moving into phase two of the official protocol, Pompeo has declared that his travel entourage, which presumably also has a no cooties policy, also doesn’t let meanies play, which is why they’re barring a different NPR correspondent, Michele Kelemen, from traveling with him for coverage of his trip to Britain and Ukraine. This tantrum is both embarrassing for the country and completely unwarranted, so naturally, President Trump absolutely loved it, assuring Pompeo “I think you did a good job on her” at a White House event, and all the other babies giggled and giggled. [Vox]


One of Trump’s favorite things to do, aside for praising men who behave abusively to women while other men chortle encouragement, is brag about how wealthy he is. And like most wealthy people, he also incredibly cheap, much like my grandmother’s cousin, a very wealthy businessman from Arkansas who I once saw demand a waitress honor an expired coupon in a Western Sizzler. In Trump’s case, the expired Western Sizzler coupon is his impeachment defense fees and the waitress is the Republican National Committee.

The RNC is reportedly paying for two of Trump’s private attorneys. According to the Washington Post, these attorneys are not as affordable as the buy one get one special at the Sizzler:

“The law firms of Trump’s lead lawyer, Jay Sekulow, and attorney Jane Raskin, have received a total of $225,000 from the RNC through November, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.”

Other attorneys for Trump include impeachment veteran, now working on the against side, Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz, and Pam Bondi. It’s like a “Where are they now?” for names of people I’d hoped fell into a sinkhole. [Washington Post]

And like a person who has just completed a third lap of the Western Sizzler buffet, I’m both nauseated and still hungry. So let’s barf:

 
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