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Sunday, November 8, 2020
Pompeo slaps back after Khamenei mocks US election
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is hitting back at Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who mocked the US election process.
“What a spectacle!” supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted late Wednesday.
“One says this is the most fraudulent election in US history. Who says that? The president who is currently in office. His rival says Trump intends to rig the election! This is how #USElections & US democracy are,” Khamenei goads.
On Saturday, Pompeo responded, attacking Khamenei.
“You’ve personally stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from your people. Your elections are a joke, with hundreds of candidates disqualified from even running,” Pompeo tweeted.
“Today, your people starve because you spend billions on proxy wars to protect your kleptocracy.”
.@khamenei_ir – You’ve personally stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from your people. Your elections are a joke, with hundreds of candidates disqualified from even running. Today, your people starve because you spend billions on proxy wars to protect your kleptocracy. pic.twitter.com/4pCD6ilguC
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 7, 2020
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