Mike Pompeo’s Kim Jong Un meeting won’t hurt his secretary of state chances: Bob Corker

Published April 18, 2018 1:59pm ET



Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., argued Wednesday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is “a good thing” and unlikely to jeopardize his confirmation as the next secretary of state.

Corker told reporters Wednesday morning that the meeting in Pyongyang was “perfectly natural” ahead of the expected meeting in June between the North Korean leader and President Trump.

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