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(CNN) Everybody knew President Donald Trump has been creating foreign policy on the fly, relying on intuition, wild guesses and personal interactions with other heads of state rather than careful, systematic strategizing. But the startling performance Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demonstrates that the President is developing US policy by himself, leaving top military and diplomatic officials in the dark about what might be coming next.

"You come before a group of senators today who are filled with serious doubts about this White House and its conduct of American foreign policy," said Sen. Bob Corker, the committee's chairman, who went on to note: "It appears that in a 'ready, fire, aim' fashion, the White House is waking up every morning and making it up as they go."

Corker had every reason to be skeptical. Hammered by senators, Pompeo acknowledged that, a week after a two-hour, one-on-one meeting between Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, many senior members of the Trump administration remain in the dark about what the two leaders discussed and what agreements they reached in Helsinki, Finland.

That's extraordinary -- and extremely dangerous.

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An incredulous Sen. Tim Kaine emphasized how little information the White House is sharing with key military leaders. "Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- as of Monday -- Dunford still hadn't been briefed on Helsinki, even though it directly affects more than 1 million troops Dunford oversees. Do you know why there would have been no briefing of Gen. Dunford about the discussions that took place at Helsinki?"

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