Pompeo lashed out at a reporter who pressed him on the White House decision to forcibly remove peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square, and how that squared with his condemnations of China for sweeping crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
on Wednesday trumpeted the United States as a beacon of"freedom" and"democratic values" across the globe, but quickly found himself on the defensive over the Trump administration's response to the nationwide protests at home sparked by the killing of George Floyd.remove peaceful protesters
"They repress their people, and they bludgeon their people, and they burn down their religious facilities, and they deny journalists – you all – a chance to ask a question of a secretary of state," Pompeo said. In Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam accused the United States of a “double standard” for blasting China's attempts to stifle Hong Kong protests while taking a hard line on the protesters in the US.
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