WASHINGTON ¨C Secretary of State Michael Pompeo confronted harsh bipartisan questioning at a Senate hearing dominated by lawmakers¡¯ ire over President Donald Trump¡¯s policies toward Russia and his trade strategy.
¡°You come before a group of senators today who are filled with serious doubts about this White House and its conduct of American foreign policy,¡± Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said in his opening statement. ¡°I can¡¯t say it more forcefully. We really need a clear understanding as to what is going on.¡±
Corker also slammed the administration¡¯s trade war with China and allies in Europe. White House briefings on trade policy have left senators without ¡°a sense that there¡¯s a coherent strategy driving these policies,¡± said Corker who¡¯s retiring from the Senate and has had a contentious relationship with Trump.
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