US - #WeeklyAddress: March 18 - 24: US State Department bars press corps from Pompeo briefing
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US State Department bars press corps from Pompeo briefing The State Department allowed only faith-based media to report on a March 18 press call with Pompeo, excluding the mainstream press and wire services. Ahead of Secretary Pompeo`s trip to the Middle East, the briefing call was planned to discuss international religious freedom. Only one member of the State Department`s press corps was invited to join the call, only to be uninvited after attempting to RSVP. The State Department did not release the list of press attendees or publish a transcript of the briefing as it typically would. John Kirby, former State Department spokesperson told CNN, `It`s perfectly fine to ensure faith-based...