Pompeo, who was in Hanoi, Vietnam, for a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said he was awakened to speak with his then-Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.

Elatr Khashoggi also said she wanted “to silence all of these people who publish books, disparage my husband and collect money from it”.

The storming of the US Capitol today is unacceptable,” Pompeo tweeted. “Lawlessness and rioting here or around the world is always unacceptable. Let us swiftly bring justice to the criminals who engaged in this rioting.” Pompeo is among Republicans jostling for position ahead of the 2024 presidential primary but that is a process which demands demonstrations of fealty to Trump, who continues to dominate the party in part by toying with another White House run. Chao is married to the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell – who broke with Trump over the Capitol riot. During a speech at the Hudson Institute in June 2022 Pompeo described the Russian Invasion of Ukraine as a "planned genocide" that is designed to create a "new Russian Empire" similar to the Soviet Union with large amounts of energy reserves. [210] Energy and environment Pompeo at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.

I hope I can one day testify at a criminal trial as a witness for the prosecution," Pompeo writes in his book, " Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love," out Tuesday. In 2014, Pompeo told a church group that Christians needed to "know that Jesus Christ as our savior is truly the only solution for our world". [245] In 2015 in a talk at a church, Pompeo said that "politics is a never-ending struggle ... until the Rapture." [246] Fang, Lee (September 21, 2010). "Meet Mike Pompeo: The Congressional Candidate Spawned By The 'Kochtopus' ". Think Progress. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved November 30, 2017.CNN. "Mike Pompeo advances out of committee with favorable recommendation, following Paul flipping his vote". Archived from the original on April 24, 2018 . Retrieved April 24, 2018. {{ cite news}}: |author= has generic name ( help) I was blessed in that way, very much,”Pompeo told The Post. “It was the single biggest challenge of my life, for sure,”he said of his three yearsas America’s top diplomat. “Look, I wasasoldier.My demeanormightbe more Department of Defense than Department of State, that’s probably fair.Butitwas always in the context of trying to obtain the objective that the American people needed.” In 2017, it was reported that Pompeo had expressed desire for regime change in North Korea. [187] In July 2017, he said "It would be a great thing to denuclearize the peninsula, to get those weapons off of that, but the thing that is most dangerous about it is the character who holds the control over them today." [188] He described the Paris climate accord, along with the World Health Organisation and Human Rights Council as one of the "three sins". [195] Health care

On April 23, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11–9 in favor of sending Pompeo's nomination to the full Senate, with Senator Chris Coons voting "present" and Johnny Isakson, who was absent that day, voting "yes by proxy". [62] In the interest of saving the committee's time, Coons decided to vote "present", as the vote would have been tied if he had voted no on the nomination with Isakson absent, a situation that would have nullified his vote. [63] The Senate floor vote took place on April 26 and Pompeo was confirmed by the full Senate by a 57–42 vote, with five of ten Democratic senators running for reelection in 2018 in states that Trump won in 2016, voting to confirm Pompeo. [64] [65] [66] 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 2018John Bolton should be in jail for spilling classified information. I hope I can one day testify at a criminal trial as a witness for the prosecution,” Pompeo writes. Pompeo writes that Bolton should be criminally prosecuted for publishing his critical memoir that came out while Trump was still in office, accusing him of treason. Pompeo adds that he would happily be a witness for the prosecution. Ouch. Take a wild guess as to who’s providing ‘Trump Water’ to residents of East Palestine, Ohio. And take a wild guess as to who’s told everyone about it. Well, you probably don’t need 45 guesses. The answer to both of these questions was the 45th U.S. President and current Mar-a-Lago resident Donald Trump,” reports Bruce Y. Lee. Ulrich Brechbuhl—Waldorf School of Garden City". Archived from the original on March 15, 2018 . Retrieved March 23, 2018.