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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.

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Nov 4, 2019

It was about helping the Ukrainians to get graft out and corruption outside of their government.

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Oct 23, 2019

If I understand it right, it's from someone who had secondhand knowledge.

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Oct 20, 2019

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…

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Sep 26, 2019

It is shocking, though, that to subpoena a secretary of state, this is no small deal.

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Sep 26, 2019

The House Foreign Affairs Committee actually asked the State Department for these documents related to Ukraine weeks ago.

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Sep 15, 2019

The president has made it very clear. He's prepared to meet with no preconditions.

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May 5, 2019

The United States and Arctic nations welcome transparent Chinese investment that reflect economic interests, not National security ambitions.

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May 5, 2019

There are Arctic states, and non-Arctic states. No third category exists. China claiming otherwise entitles them to exactly nothing.

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Mar 26, 2019

It is disappointing anytime any country begins to engage in behavior and commercial interactions with China that are not straight-up.

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Mar 26, 2019

I believe the policy we have makes America infinitely safer today, next week, and for our children and grandchildren.

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Mar 26, 2019

We have acknowledged the incident with respect to Mr. Khashoggi was a murder and it is outrageous.

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Mar 26, 2019

Our plentiful oil supplies allow us to help our friends secure diversity in their energy resources.

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Mar 26, 2019

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.

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Mar 26, 2019

When we wanted to take on North Korea, we got the largest coalitions and the biggest sanctions.

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Mar 26, 2019

You have addressed the truth about the people crossing our border illegally on our southern border.

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Mar 26, 2019

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.

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Mar 26, 2019

We believe this increases the likelihood that we get resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Mar 26, 2019

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.

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Mar 26, 2019

I am a believer that whoever it is we are negotiating with, we have to have deliverable, measurable outcomes that can be verified.

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Mar 26, 2019

When it presents a security risk to the United States, no good.

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Mar 26, 2019

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.

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Mar 26, 2019

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…

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Mar 26, 2019

When we supported Venezuelan democracy, we built out an enormous coalition.

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