Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was evasive on Monday morning when the hosts of “Fox and Friends” asked him if he planned on running for Senate in Kansas in 2020.
“It’s my intention to continue to stay and serve as President Trump’s secretary of state.”
Does Giuliani know you’re pretending to do his job.
KaNSaS doesn’t neeD a rhiNo. KansaS neEds kobaCH!
Whether a SoS, U.S. Senator, or human being, Pompeo is oily and slippery.
[“I’ve watched my life take turns that one would never have expected, but it’s not something I want to do,” the secretary of state responded]
For once he’s telling the truth, even if only inadvertently
With any luck, they’ll send him to Leavenworth after the trial. Then he’ll be a resident of Kansas. I’m sure that they can get around any technicalities such as being a federal felon.
Yep. He’s running.
"I’m serving President Trump and, I hope, doing a good term for the American people as well.”
A tacit admission that serving the whims of Trump and doing good for the American people are only occasionally compatible goals.
The Kansas GOP has an embarrassment of riches. They get to choose between Pompeo and Kris Kobach.
VOTE for POMPEO
----He’ll do for Kansas like he did for the State Department
I’m working on the bumper stickers. Not quite there yet.
The Dems could probably beat Kobach, but not Pompeo, so I am rooting for Kobach. There may be more dirt forthcoming on Pompeo, which might be why he is playing coy.
If Pompeo wins the seat it will be interesting to see how Giuliani represents the people of Kansas in the Senate.
Since no one would want the State job, Pompeo will not only be Senator he will also keep his State job.
If this is not legal Trump will sign an Executive Order making it so.
Might be possible. You do not actually have to be a member of the House to be named Speaker.
It’s a pretty clear conflict, though. Congress is charged with executive oversight–it was the Framers’ answer to the ancient question, “Qui custodiet ipsos custodes?” (Who will watch the watchers?)
You can’t simultaneously be in charge of implementing policy and monitoring its implementation.
Does he handle his emails properly? There was a question about the handling of emails (and improper servers) for a previous SoS… hope he is following the law.
Embarrassment? Yes.
Riches? Not so much…
FIFY
Pompeo sounds scared. He is being pressured to stay in the SoS position, someone, probably Rudy, has something career ending on him. Life is not going the way pampered fat man Pompeo thought it would. Sad.
