Because the obvious implication of Pompeo's comment is that the US knows it can damage Corbyn without leaving fingerprints at the crime scene – presumably through black ops, image management etc. The elephant in the room: Why assume the US isn't already using those techniques?
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Here's what Pompeo says: 'We won’t wait for him to do those things [get elected] to begin to push back. We will do our level best. It’s too risky and too important and too hard once it’s already happened.'
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Also interesting to consider what the Trump administration finds 'too risky' about Corbyn getting elected and 'too important' to allow it to happen. You can be sure it ain't anti-semitism he's thinking about
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Might explain why Trump is backing Johnson too
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Odds on and not alone.
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They have tried all propaganda tactics against him and it hasn’t work, JC seem to be more popular as these smears are seen as part of orchestrated attacks on the democratically elected leader of the Labour Party.1/2
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Yes. It’s hard to get Mr Corbyn because he has always done the right thing. They can’t find anything on him, so they go for all those around him. We really need to protect him.pic.twitter.com/C4bSktApXc
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In any other time with any other President the Secretary of State would have to resign over this. Pompeo knows there are no longer any limits to what he can say and do.
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US will announce Tony Blair as the 'rightful' leader of the Labour party. A La Guaido. UK will be come Europe's Venezuala.
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US interfering in other countries elections ? NEVER
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And all the while pointing at Russia, screaming, "They did it!"
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