Mike Pompeo

I think we have to confront it today.

Multiple administrations have taken those kinds of activities under the President's authority.

I promise I will work alongside you to do the best I can to get you that information.

Yes, sir. Absolutely, Senator.

We need a thoughtful, long-term strategy that prevents that from taking place.

Absent a strong America, the rest of the things pale in comparison.

The answer to your question is, yes.

It will, actually, in the first instance, depend on me and the President to get a nomination to you...

The President's view has been, and I agree with him, that the model that we have used previously, long negotiations to get the two leaders to the table, hasn't happened.

I believed it as a CIA Director. I believed it all my life. And I will believe it as the Secretary of State, if I am confirmed, as well, Senator.

I agree that in most situations in the world, with a handful of exceptions, there are opportunities to not make the negotiation, the diplomacy, a zero-sum game.

We need to push back in each place that we confront them in by every vector, cyber, economic.

The historic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, and now Russia, is caused by Russian bad behavior.

China certainly presents a strategic challenge to the United States of America.

America's democracy promotion around the world is conducted in a way that America should be incredibly proud of.

That is also his opinion, and that should the agreement then be negated, he would work for a better agreement.

The President has made that very clear.

Self-imposed requirements working with the international community... is dangerously wrong.

The Paris Agreement put an undue burden on the United States of America.

I have never advocated for regime change.

Senator, you have misstated that.

I will recommend to the President that we do our level best to work with our allies.

If we are close, if there is some opportunity...

The State Department has successfully rallied the world to cut ties and impose sanctions that have had a profound impact.

War is always the last resort. I would prefer achieving the President's foreign policy goals with unrelenting diplomacy rather than by sending young men and women to war.