Hostage foundation rescinds invitation to secretary of state

WASHINGTON — A foundation that advocates for the safety of journalists and the release of Americans held hostage abroad has rescinded an award it planned to present to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, prompting him to accuse the organization on Friday of bowing to media bias against him.

The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation said it canceled plans to present Pompeo with its "hostage freedom award" at its annual dinner this week because of what it felt was an inadequate response by the administration to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

The foundation, named for an American journalist who was killed in Syria in 2014, issued a statement saying it changed its plans because the "administration did not press for genuine accountability from the Saudi government" for the slaying of Khashoggi in October.

In its statement, the foundation thanked Pompeo for his "extraordinary efforts" to bring Americans home and expressed gratitude for the administration's success in doing so.

Instead of Pompeo, the Foley foundation gave the award on Tuesday to Brett McGurk, a former senior diplomat who was the special envoy for the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition until he resigned in protest over the administration's plans to withdraw American troops from Syria.

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Another Trumpanzee who feels he's being picked on.