The Latest: Pompeo: US is not a `banana republic`
(World News USA)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is rejecting suggestions that the United States is a “banana republic” following the assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. It`s a highly unusual defense to criticism that hasn`t previously warranted an riposte from America`s top diplomat. Pompeo is one of Trump`s strongest supporters in the Cabinet and has unstintingly defended him since Trump`s loss to President-elect Joe Biden in November`s election. He denounced criticism of the U.S. in the wake of the attack on the Capitol as “slander” and decried...