Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love

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But while Pompeo deploys the word “authoritarian” more than a dozen times, he never does so in reference to Trump. Trump, remember, has lauded Vladimir Putin as “smart”; praised the Russian president’s war strategy as “wonderful” and “genius”; derided Nato as “dumb”; and unloaded on Joe Biden as “weak”. Rosenberg, Matthew; Goldman, Adam (June 3, 2017). "C.I.A. Names the 'Dark Prince' to Run Iran Operations, Signaling a Tougher Stance". The New York Times. p.A1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017 . Retrieved March 15, 2018. Kansas Secretary of State 2014 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Kansas. November 4, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2016 . Retrieved November 28, 2016. In 2017, when Pompeo became head of the CIA, he named his former business partner, Brian Bulatao, the agency's chief operating officer. [23] U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2017) Elections Pompeo during the

He’s like a heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass,” a former ambassador recalled to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker. While being interviewed on a podcast in 2023, Pompeo claimed that Israel has a biblical claim to the Palestinian territories, and therefore the situation can not be defined as an occupation. Pompeo made several explosive statements during the interview, including called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a "known terrorist". [191] China Pompeo and Chinese Communist Party general secretary and Chinese president Xi Jinping

The Trump administration also made a last-ditch effort to stop the publication of Bolton's book, arguing before a judge that it contained classified information. The judge rejected that request.

Pompeo gives the usual laundry list of complaints against China: its theft of intellectual property and the uneven playing field American companies face when they work in China versus how Chinese companies can work in the United States. Pompeo describes the Chinese Communist Party as “our most dangerous adversary.” Pompeo represented Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 until his January 2017 appointment to director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [28] Trump, Pompeo says, branded Bolton a “scumbag loser”. Pompeo thinks Bolton should “be in jail, for spilling classified information”. The Room Where it Happened, Bolton’s tell-all book, evidently ruffled feathers. As for Pompeo’s own relationship with classified documents? “I don’t believe I have anything classified.” It’s not exactly a blanket denial.The former diplomat clearly respected his former British counterparts, and Boris Johnson in particular, but his fondest praise is reserved for Israel – which he suggests may be “America’s real special relationship”. His contempt for the European Union and its leaders, by contrast, is hard to miss. Haley refuted Pompeo’s allegations on Thursday, saying she “never had a conversation with Jared, Ivanka, or the president about the vice presidentship.” Alongside David M. Friedman, Pompeo featured in the 2023 documentary Route 60: The Biblical Highway, directed by Matt Crouch. [239] Personal life Mike Pompeo (center) with wife Susan and son Nicholas in 2018 Following the speech, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Oversight Subcommittee announced an investigation into whether the speech constituted a violation of the Hatch Act, which restricts executive branch civil service employees from participating in certain forms of political activity. [143] A spokesperson for Pompeo said that the department was not bearing any of the costs of the speech and that Pompeo spoke in his "personal capacity. [142] After the speech, Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee announced that the committee would draft resolution holding Pompeo in contempt, saying "he has demonstrated alarming disregard for the laws and rules governing his own conduct and for the tools the constitution provides to prevent government corruption." [144] The Oversight Subcommittee Chairman, Joaquin Castro, said the "likely unprecedented" speech "may also be illegal." [143]

He opposes same-sex marriage and sponsored bills to let states prevent same-sex couples from marrying. [223] [224]

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Holman, Rhonda (November 12, 2010). "Pompeo among Congress' new military veterans". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019 . Retrieved October 30, 2019. Pompeo usually personally delivered the president's daily brief in the Oval Office. [59] At Trump's request, Pompeo met with former NSA official William E. Binney to discuss his doubts of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. [60]

Pompeo writes that he was told by John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff at the time, that Haley had scheduled a meeting with the president to discuss what she claimed was a personal matter and then came to the Oval Office meeting with Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who were serving as White House senior advisers. He is indisputably one of the best qualified candidates, and his memoir works hard to show off his impeccable CV. After graduating first in his class at West Point, America’s elite military academy, Pompeo served as an army captain, studied law at Harvard, started his own company, and served as a congressman for Kansas. He is the only person ever to have served as both director of the CIA and Secretary of State. Trump administration defends close Saudi ties as Senate moves to end US support for Yemen war". CNBC. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018 . Retrieved December 5, 2018. She has described her role as going toe-to-toe with tyrants,” he observes. “If so, then why would she quit such an important job at such an important time?” President Trump, joined by Pompeo and Netanyahu behind, signs the proclamation recognizing Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights, March 25, 2019.

In August 2017, Pompeo took direct command of the Counterintelligence Mission Center, the department which helped to launch an investigation into the many suspicious [53] [54] links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies. [55] Former CIA officials, including John Sipher, expressed concern given Pompeo's proximity to the White House and Donald Trump. [56]