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Sep 11, 2019

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Drew Magary

When You Refuse To See Yourself As The Bad Guy, You Are The Bad Guy

Mike Pompeo, like so many Republicans, doesn’t believe America should have to apologize for anything. That’s the perfect mindset for disaster.

Photo of Mike Pompeo. — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters on August 20, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

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Drew Magary

Columnist at GEN. Co-founder, Defector. Author of Point B.

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