Spare me the outrage over Pompeo’s speech. Look at what Biden and Obama have done.
US House,Democratic Party,Republican Party,Mike Pompeo,Secretary Of State,Elections,2020 Election
Democrats are outraged that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night — and that he delivered the remarks from foreign soil. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Pompeo’s address from Jerusalem “appalling” and accused him of “violating our values in terms of the bipartisanship.”
Please. Where were these critics in August 2016, when then-Vice President Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump from foreign soil while on an official visit overseas? Speaking to allies gathered at a NATO summit in Riga, Latvia, Biden said Trump didn’t know what he was talking about when it came foreign policy. “Don’t listen to that other fellow. He knows not of what he speaks,” Biden said, pausing for emphasis before adding, “And he doesn’t know of what he speaks.” Biden continued, “The fact that you occasionally hear something from a presidential candidate … it’s nothing that should be taken seriously.”
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