Washington Post blasts Pompeo's 'vile falsehoods' on Jamal Khashoggi
The former secretary of state called the slain Saudi columnist an “activist,” which led to condemnation from The Washington Post.
Mike Pompeo and The Washington Post newspaper exchanged verbal attacks on Tuesday, after remarks that the former US Secretary of State made about slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
What happened: Khashoggi was a Saudi writer and dissident who wrote a column for The Washington Post. He was a noted critic of the Saudi government.
In 2018, Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His death prompted widespread condemnation toward the Saudi government and especially Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS.
Former US President Donald Trump did not punish Saudi Arabia in relation to the murder and said he believed MBS' innocence. A US intelligence report in 2021 concluded that Salman approved the murder. However, US President Joe Biden declined to sanction MBS as well.
