Turbulent Trump diplomacy ends with scrapped Europe, Taiwan trips


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has remained staunchly loyal to Trump despite resignations from a string of his cabinet colleagues and calls to force the president from office over the attack on the Capitol.- Reuters

WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States called off last-minute trips by top envoys to its allies in Europe and Taiwan on Tuesday (Jan 12) in a sudden diplomatic volte-face during the chaotic swansong days of the Trump administration.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been due to make a final official visit to Europe while Kelly Clark, Washington's UN envoy, was set to land in Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon.

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