State Dept. Chief Diversity Officer Defends Flying a Pride Flag in Vatican City Without Coordinating with the Vatican Because the U.S. Is a ‘Sovereign Nation’

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ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY: “The decision to fly or not fly flag as a chief of mission decision, but we should remember that the written test is part -- always, always has been part of the exam not the final.”
DAVIDSON: “OK. Did -- was the decision to fly the flag coordinated with -- with the Vatican?”
ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY: “I will take that question back for the record.”
DAVIDSON: “Do you believe it should have been?”
ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY: “I -- we are a sovereign nation and we make our own decisions.”