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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 17, 2019

I don't have anything to say about the Democrats' impeachment proceeding.

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Nov 17, 2019

I always defend State employees. The greatest diplomatic corps in the history of the world. Very proud of the team.

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Nov 17, 2019

The State Department is fully supportive of not only what we've done, but our Ukraine policy moving forward.

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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

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

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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 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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