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CNN: State Department drops NPR from Pompeo trip after Ukraine dust-up

By CNN.

Published Jan. 28, 2020 at 9:49 am

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a roundtable discussion with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and others at the Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport on January 23, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The roundtable discussion was focused on the topic of Venezuela. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appears to be escalating his criticism of NPR — this time not just with words but with actions.

On Jan. 27 NPR reporter Michele Kelemen was notified that she was being removed from the press pool covering Pompeo’s upcoming trip to the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.