Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday exhibited no desire to revisit the glowing opinion of Vladimir Putin he’d shared across multiple news appearances this year after the Russian president ordered an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday.
Mr Pompeo, who earlier that day told Conservative Political Action Conference attendees there was “no greater threat” to the US than public schools that do not teach history in ways that do not offend conservatives, praised Mr Putin as “talented” and “savvy” in an interview last week.
