Pompeo later confirmed he was one of the participants of the phone call between the two leaders. Pompeo previously downplayed his association with a damning whistleblower complaint, one in which Trump was accused of conditioning US military aid to Ukraine for a state-sponsored investigation into his political rivals. Pompeo has been accused of obfuscating his dealings between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, one of the political figures embroiled in the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. Kelly said she did not agree to an off the record stipulation and provided email exchanges setting up the interview to support her claims. in setting up our interview and, then again yesterday, in agreeing to have our post-interview conversation off the record." In an official statement from the State Department, Pompeo claimed Kelly had "lied to me, twice. "He asked, 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?' He used the F-word in that sentence and many others," Kelly said. The class of 1986 has been affectionately dubbed the " West Point Mafia" by some graduates, due to their senior positions in the Trump administration. "īoth Esper and Pompeo graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 - a fact that was not lost on Eaton, who also graduated from the college, in 1972. "Disgusting performance by ," Eaton said on Twitter. Eaton now works as an adviser to the progressive VoteVets political action committee. Paul Eaton, who commanded the Army's Infantry Center and was later responsible for the training of Iraqi forces, railed against the two cabinet officials in the Trump administration amid some heavy criticism in recent days. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Ī retired two-star US Army general rated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's performance as "disgusting" and described Defense Secretary Mark Esper as a "lightweight coward.".
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"What happened to the West Point Honor Code in your class? America is very badly served by these men." "What is wrong with West Point class of 86? Who mentored you?" Eaton added.Pompeo graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 - a fact that was not lost on Eaton, who also graduated from the college in 1972."Disgusting performance by ," Eaton said on Twitter.Paul Eaton, who commanded the Army's Infantry Center and was later responsible for the training of Iraqi forces, railed against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.