Pompeo was interviewed on Friday by NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly, and was asked repeatedly about Ukraine and how he had supported ousted U.S. The U.S. State Department on Monday removed another NPR reporter from the press pool for Pompeo’s upcoming foreign trip, a move the State Department Correspondents’ Association (SDCA) said was retaliation for the colleague’s interview. On Tuesday NPR President and CEO John Lansing announced that the company was asking the State Department to explain its decision. “We have sought clarification from the State Department regarding Michele Kelemen being dropped” from the trip, Lansing wrote in an email to employees. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: National Post January 29, 2020 00:11 UTC