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    Opinion: Did Secretary Pompeo Forget His West Point Pledge?

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a West Point graduate, should remember the academy's honor code as the Ukraine story unfolds: "A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."
    by Scott Simon Oct 05, 2019 1 minute
    For several days this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dodged questions about the whistleblower's complaint before finally admitting he had actually been on the call at the center of the complaint.

    Mike Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point in 1986, became a tank commander, went to Harvard Law, became a Beltway lawyer, Kansas businessman, congressman, CIA director and, now, secretary of state.

    "There's no doubt West Point impacted who I

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