Blinken pledges aid after Morocco earthquake, defends G20 statement on Ukraine war
Antony Blinken talked on "This Week" about Elon Musk's role with Starlink in Ukraine, the response to the Morocco earthquake and more The U.S. "reached out immediately" to the Moroccan government in the wake of a devastating earthquake there and "made very clear to them that we are prepared to assist in any way that we can," Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. "We have the U.S. Agency for International Development, which takes the lead in our efforts, mobilizing and we're waiting to hear from the Moroccan government how we can be of most assistance. But we're tracking this very carefully and our hearts go out to the people of Morocco," Blinken told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an interview that aired Sunday. The death toll from the quake, which struck in the High Atlas Mountains on Friday night, has already surpassed 2,000, according to Moroccan officials. Scores more were injured in the worst seismic ev...