Pompeo Says Obama ‘Invited’ Russians Into Syria

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers statements at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 9, 2019. Erin Scott/Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revisited some comments that he has made previously, saying that former President Barack Obama “invited” Russian military intervention in Syria.

Pompeo made the comments during an interview with the Wichita Eagle on Oct. 24 in which he also said the former president had actively worked with the Russian leadership on Syria during his time in office.