NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a Security Council meeting at the United Nations on August 20, 2019 in New York City. Prior to the meeting on the Middle East, Pompeo acknowledged that ISIS has gained ground in some areas. (Image: Getty)
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent $10,000 taxpayer dollars on custom pens for his dinner guests. This information surfaced in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
During his tenure as secretary of state, Pompeo hosted “Madison Dinners,” “events [that] were essentially using federal resources to cultivate a donor and supporter base for Pompeo’s political ambitions,” according to NBC News.
The embossed pens cost $26 each – and were manufactured in China.
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