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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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Aug 24, 2020

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May 17, 2020

the controversy engulfing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the latest inspector general to be fired or removed.

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Jan 13, 2020

Iran needs to stop its nuclear program, stop developing ballistic missiles, stop supporting terrorists and proxies.

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Jan 13, 2020

We stand with the people of Iran demanding accountability from their leaders.

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Jan 13, 2020

He was actively plotting to take big action that would put dozens, if not hundreds, of U.S. lives at risk.

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Jan 13, 2020

The President has shown great restraint regarding Iran.

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Jan 9, 2020

This was going to happen. An American lives were at risk and we would have been culpably negligent.

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Jan 9, 2020

There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by Qassem Soleimani.

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Jan 9, 2020

We had specific information on an imminent threat and those threats included attacks on U.S. embassies, period, full stop.

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Jan 9, 2020

President Trump's decision to remove Qassem Soleimani from the battlefield saved American lives.

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