U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended an interview with Kelly abruptly on January 24, 2020 and called her to his private quarters without a recorder, where, in a "profanity-laced rant", he rebuked her for asking questions regarding Ukraine during the interview. The interview transcript was posted to the U.S. State Department website. Pompeo said the incident was "another example of how unhinged the media has become in its quest to hurt President Trump and this administration", and claimed that Kelly had lied about whether Ukraine would be covered and whether the post-interview conversation would be off the record. However, emails sent between Kelly and Pompeo's staff contradicted Pompeo's claim. Taking his cue from Fox News personality Mark Levin, President Donald Trump later threatened to eliminate funding for National Public Radio (NPR). Trump praised Pompeo. “That’s impressive Mike,” Trump said. “That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you.” Pausing, he added, “I think you did a good job on her, actually.”