“Bottom line: pretty strong sentiment from State folks that Pompeo has not handled this well at all”
owes his success in Trumpworld, first as CIA director and now America’s top diplomat, to performing for an audience of one. While not as removed as his predecessor,the Secretary of State has often seemed to treat the State Department as an afterthought, if not an impediment. But as the threat of the novel coronavirus grew globally, diplomats grew increasingly concerned that Pompeo’s lack of leadership would have a human toll.
“We’re taking activities that have two objectives. First is to maintain our capability to deliver American diplomacy. We’ll never sacrifice that capability. Second, we want to protect our workforce so that they can continue to do that. We’ve taken many measures. We’ve issued I think it’s now some 15 guidelines. We’ve limited travel,” the Secretary said of the State Department’s broader response to the virus. “You’ve seen the work that we’ve done here.
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