Pompeo Reveals the Reason for Meeting With Chinese Top Diplomat During Radio Interviews

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC on June 24, 2020. MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed the reason for his recent meeting with Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, during a radio interview on June 23.

He also revealed that when the meeting, held on June 17, concluded, “I did not leave optimistic that the Chinese Communist Party was prepared to give us any notice that there were changes that were going to be made.”

What Happened at the Meeting

Radio show host Hugh Hewitt questioned: “Tom Rogan at the Washington Examiner today has a column saying that your meeting in Hawaii last week was actually a Chinese plot to split you from President Trump. Do you believe that’s what it was? And if so, did it work?”