-- As a point of contrast, the tenor of Pompeo’s statement serves to highlight the Trump administration’s uneven approach to other ongoing human rights atrocities around the globe. -- President Trump himself has spoken favorably about autocrats, from Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong Un and Abdel Fatah al-Sissi. -- The death toll at Tiananmen Square, estimated in the hundreds or possibly thousands, remains unknown because of coverups and censorship. “Such a step would begin to demonstrate the Communist Party’s willingness to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. Erica Werner reports: “The legislation passed by a wide bipartisan margin, 354 to 58, and now goes to President Trump.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 13:30 UTC