Is Pompeo Angling to Interfere in British Politics?
NOVANEWS
In leaked comments from a recent meeting with Jewish leaders, the US secretary of state cites the need to ‘push back’ against a potential Corbyn victory
By Richard Silverstein
Apparently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had quite a lively, candid conversation in a recent closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders. Among the invited guests, someone recorded Pompeo’s comments, and they were quite revealing.
The Washington Post, which was given the tape, reported last week that Pompeo had conceded Trump’s “deal of the century” was perhaps “unexecutable” – wonk-speak for DOA.
The Trump official was being candid, while also telling his audience what many of them wanted and expected to hear. Unlike the rank-and-file of American Jewry, the communal leadership is almost unif...