It was about helping the Ukrainians to get graft out and corruption outside of their government.
Mike Pompeo
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Mike Pompeo is a Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. Pompeo has also served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he was known for his strong stance on national security and foreign policy issues. Throughout his career, he has emphasized a robust approach to counterterrorism and has been an advocate for American energy independence.
If I understand it right, it's from someone who had secondhand knowledge.
We jointly took down the threat from the Caliphate of ISIS. It was to the benefit of the SDF, it was to the benefit of the United States of America, and indeed, to the benefit of the world. The commitment that we made to work alongside…
It is shocking, though, that to subpoena a secretary of state, this is no small deal.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee actually asked the State Department for these documents related to Ukraine weeks ago.
The president has made it very clear. He's prepared to meet with no preconditions.
The United States and Arctic nations welcome transparent Chinese investment that reflect economic interests, not National security ambitions.
There are Arctic states, and non-Arctic states. No third category exists. China claiming otherwise entitles them to exactly nothing.
It is disappointing anytime any country begins to engage in behavior and commercial interactions with China that are not straight-up.
I believe the policy we have makes America infinitely safer today, next week, and for our children and grandchildren.
We have acknowledged the incident with respect to Mr. Khashoggi was a murder and it is outrageous.
Our plentiful oil supplies allow us to help our friends secure diversity in their energy resources.
He has talked very publicly about ending endless wars and about taking down America's substantial commitment in Afghanistan as quickly as we can, consistent with American national security interest.
When we wanted to take on North Korea, we got the largest coalitions and the biggest sanctions.
You have addressed the truth about the people crossing our border illegally on our southern border.
You have addressed the truth that we have exhausted tremendous treasure and lost far too many sons and daughters of the United States of America in our 18 years of war.
We believe this increases the likelihood that we get resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
The decision was made because it was simply the right thing to do to recognize Israel's claim for the sovereignty of the Golan Heights.
I am a believer that whoever it is we are negotiating with, we have to have deliverable, measurable outcomes that can be verified.
You addressed the truth that China has been ripping us off year after year, penalizing our goods, stealing our ideas, stealing our intellectual property, and said that that is not going to happen any further.
You addressed the truth that we should seek peace with nations like North Korea. We should attempt to reach denuclearization agreements, but that we should also walk away from bad deals that do not benefit the citizens of the United States…





