New York Times: How Dare Mike Pompeo Be 1000 Miles Away At the Moment Trump Rejected the Iran Deal
Oh, He Was In North Korea Securing the Release of Hostages...? In That Case, No Comment

No comment for real-- Fox contacted them about this errant attack, but the New York Times declined to comment.

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!"

A little more commentary from Nice Deb at PJMedia.

I'd say traveling to North Korea to secure the release of 3 American prisoners of North Korea is a good thing @nytimes, no? pic.twitter.com/j5UTpEokST

— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) May 9, 2018

Because #FakeNews means never having to say you're sorry.

posted by Ace of Spades at 03:21 PM

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