Pompeo Suggests Trump Didn't Have Time To Talk To Putin About Election Interference

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

05/05/2019 08:14 pm ET

The secretary of state insisted to Fox News’ Chris Wallace that the White House takes election interference “seriously.”

By Mary Papenfuss

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested to Fox News’ Chris Wallace that President Donald Trump didn’t have time to bring up U.S. election interference in his 90-minute phone call Friday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Pompeo was testy and appeared exasperated in the Sunday interview, saying he was “confused” when Wallace asked him why Trump didn’t raise the issue when he phoned Putin. Trump did have time to discuss what he referred to as the “Russian hoax,” referring to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia.

The president said he did not specifically speak to Putin about the Kremlin’s interference in the U.S. presidential election, which Mueller — backed by American intelligence findings — said was “sweeping and systematic.”

. . .

The secretary of state said he talks to “leaders all the time,” adding, “Sometimes conversations just aren’t long enough to include every issue that might be brought up.” He accused Wallace of being “fixated on something that Robert Mueller wrote down.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-didnt-have-time-to-challenge-putin-pompeo_n_5ccf6191e4b0e4d757346d9e

[Wellstone ruled]

1. So the coverup continues.

Funny how End Timer Pompeo covers for a fake Christian.

[belpejic]

2. Can't stand Pompeo

In addition to being a religious fundamentalist RWNJ, he's a major league asshole and an example of how obscure backbenchers on the GOP have flourished under the Manchurian Cantaloupe.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Graduated first in class at Annapolis but still comes across as a dumb ass.

[RainCaster]

4. 90 damn minutes and he didn't have time for this?

What an ignorant sumbitch.

[SergeStorms]

7. I'm certain...

Fat Donnie had time to talk about his coveted Trump Towers in Moscow though. He wants a building in Moscow with a big gold TRUMP on it more than he wants to sleep with Ivanka. Well......almost as much.

[Mc Mike]

9. Yeah, he only had an hour and a half, on a call he initiated.

There were just so many more pressing issues than Russia declaring cyber war on the US.

[lagomorph777]

12. Oh they discussed election interference. They planned the next round.

[LiberalFighter]

5. He was in the room listening to the conversation? Well... nt

[LibFarmer]

6. This is so fucked up

These republicans don't give a fuck about our country or its democracy as long as they hold the power.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Total, unadulterated pure BS!

What the Hell were they talking about that was so fucking important, borscht recipes?

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. conversly, what could be MORE important than the security of our democratic election system?

[lagomorph777]

11. I am confident the conversation was 75% plotting the next round of attacks on the USA...

...and 25% plotting financial crimes.

[BlueIdaho]

13. Oh he had the time...

He just didn’t have the interest...