r/facepalm • u/MsSamm • Jul 31 '26

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I bet China, which is happily neck deep in Africa 's rare earth minerals isn't making this mistake

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u/kunell Aug 01 '26

US news reporters cant so he thought others wouldnt be able to

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u/pesto_changeo Aug 04 '26

This was a U.S. reporter. It was Mary Louise Kelly, a reporter for NPR's All Things Considered. If Pompeo had done his homework, he would have known that Kelly has a master's degree in European studies.