Secretary of State Pompeo Says He Was on the Phone During Trump’s Call With Ukrainian President

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks after meeting Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Oct. 2, 2019. Andrew Medichini/AP Photo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was on the phone while President Donald Trump spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, in July.

“I was on the phone call,” Pompeo told reporters in Rome during a news conference with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday, Oct. 2.