Pompeo scraps Europe trip after EU leader calls Trump 'political pyromaniac'

Secretary of state cancels trip after European officials publicly criticized Trump's role in last week's storming of the Capitol

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a trip to Europe at the last minute after European officials were publicly critical of Donald Trump's role in last week's storming of the Capitol.

The official reason for the cancellation of the trip, originally to Brussels and Luxembourg, was the need to coordinate with a transition team from the incoming Biden administration, but it comes after the unprecedented attack on American democracy that stunned many world leaders and US allies.