Cory Booker to Pompeo: You Don’t Represent Values of Our Country with Your Stance on Gay People

BOOKER I do want ░░░░░░░░ give you a chance ░░░░░░░░ speak about your comments ░░░░░░░░ gay and lesbians You ░░░░░░░░ in a speech that ░░░░░░░░ in America that endorses ░░░░░░░░ and calls it an ░░░░░░░░ lifestyle your words is ░░░░░░░░ gay a perversion POMPEO ░░░░░░░░ I I when I ░░░░░░░░ a politician I had ░░░░░░░░ very clear view on ░░░░░░░░ it was appropriate for ░░░░░░░░ same sex persons to ░░░░░░░░ I stand by that ░░░░░░░░ So so you do ░░░░░░░░ believe it s appropriate ░░░░░░░░ two gay people to ░░░░░░░░ POMPEO Senator I continue ░░░░░░░░ hold that view It ░░░░░░░░ the same view for ░░░░░░░░ record that BOOKER And ░░░░░░░░ people in the State ░░░░░░░░ I ve met some ░░░░░░░░ Africa that are married ░░░░░░░░ your leadership you do ░░░░░░░░ believe that that should ░░░░░░░░ allowed POMPEO Senator I ░░░░░░░░ we have I believe ░░░░░░░░ s the case we ░░░░░░░░ married gay couples at ░░░░░░░░ CIA You should know ░░░░░░░░ treated them with the ░░░░░░░░ same set of rights ░░░░░░░░ exact same crosstalk BOOKER ░░░░░░░░ believe that you believe ░░░░░░░░ gay sex is a ░░░░░░░░ yes or no POMPEO ░░░░░░░░ if I if I ░░░░░░░░ if you crosstalk BOOKER ░░░░░░░░ or no sir Do ░░░░░░░░ believe gay sex is ░░░░░░░░ perversion Because that s ░░░░░░░░ you said here in ░░░░░░░░ of your speeches POMPEO ░░░░░░░░ if I BOOKER Yes ░░░░░░░░ no do you believe ░░░░░░░░ sex is a perversion ░░░░░░░░ Senator I I m ░░░░░░░░ m going to give ░░░░░░░░ the same answer I ░░░░░░░░ gave you previously My ░░░░░░░░ respect for every individual ░░░░░░░░ of sexual orientation is ░░░░░░░░ same BOOKER So I ░░░░░░░░ conclude by saying POMPEO ░░░░░░░░ it will be so ░░░░░░░░ I m confirmed BOOKER ░░░░░░░░ will conclude by saying ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state of ░░░░░░░░ United States at a ░░░░░░░░ that we have an ░░░░░░░░ in hate speech and ░░░░░░░░ actions against Jewish Americans ░░░░░░░░ Americans Indian Americans hate ░░░░░░░░ are on the increase ░░░░░░░░ our nation You re ░░░░░░░░ to be representing this ░░░░░░░░ and their values abroad ░░░░░░░░ nations where gay gay ░░░░░░░░ are under untold persecution ░░░░░░░░ violence Your views do ░░░░░░░░ You re going to ░░░░░░░░ dealing with Muslim states ░░░░░░░░ on Muslim issues and ░░░░░░░░ do not necessarily concur ░░░░░░░░ you are put indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ values of our nation ░░░░░░░░ you can even when ░░░░░░░░ believe that there are ░░░░░░░░ in our country that ░░░░░░░░ are are perverse and ░░░░░░░░ you think that you ░░░░░░░░ different categories of Americans ░░░░░░░░ their obligations when it ░░░░░░░░ to condemning violence So ░░░░░░░░ ll have another round ░░░░░░░░ thank you. Thank you.”