Skip to main content Currently Reading Pompeo scolds Voice of America, says it should promote U.S. as 'greatest nation in the history of the world' Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chastises Voice of America, saying it should promote the United States as the "greatest nation this civilization has ever known." He is photographed on Dec. 9, 2020, in Atlanta.Bloomberg photo by Elijah Nouvelage Secretary of State Michael Pompeo pressed Voice of America to be less critical of the U.S., delivering a speech that appeared at odds with the news organization's mandate to maintain editorial independence from the government.