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MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “wannabe dictator’s butt-boy” in a Dec. 12 segment of her show, Mediaite reported.

Her comments were part of her response to Pompeo’s Fox & Friends
interview about the U.S. response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khshoggi, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She said:

 “I understand that Donald Trump doesn’t care…. But why doesn’t Mike Pompeo care right now? Are the pathetic deflections that we just heard, when he appeared on Fox & Friends — is that a patriot speaking? Or a wannabe dictator’s butt boy? I’m dead serious. I’m asking: Are these the words of a patriot?”

After online criticism, Brzezinski said it was a “SUPER BAD choice of words,” and that she “should have said ‘water boy'” instead of ‘”butt boy.”

An MSNBC spokesperson declined to comment on the record to iMediaEthics.

https://twitter.com/morningmika/status/1072856682303275009

Talking Points Memo posted a clip of the comments.

Hat Tip: Steve Bien-Aime

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