Secretary of state’s NASCAR diplomacy needs a pit stop

Published May 21, 2020 7:47pm ET



Something looks rotten in the State Department of Mike Pompeo.

An NBC News report added more reason to suspect the judgment, fiscal responsibility, and even integrity of Pompeo. All three already were in question when reports emerged that Pompeo was under investigation by the State Department’s inspector general for allegedly having staffers walk his dog, handle his dry cleaning, and other personal tasks. The same inspector general, Steve Linick, also was probing Pompeo’s handling of an arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

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