WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday defended his appearance last week at the Republican National Convention, saying it was reviewed by the department as lawful.
Pompeo, a Trump appointee widely believed to harbor presidential aspirations, addressed the convention in a recorded video from a Jerusalem rooftop during an official trip. Critics said he broke with decades of protocol in using his appointed office for partisan purposes.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey and David Brunnstrom; Writing by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
