Former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has suspended a recent tour of speaking engagements and is preparing for a church missionary assignment overseas sources close the former Trump administration cabinet member have confirmed.
Pompeo (57), a self-proclaimed evangelical Christian originally from Santa Anna California, who served as a conservative congressman from Wichita Kansas, was appointed by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in January of 2017, and later replaced dismissed oil tycoon Rex Tillerson as head of the US Department of State in April of 2018.
"Christ has called me, and I will follow" one source familiar with the matter said about the motivation for this new missionary initiative Pompeo is said to be planning to formally announce later this month along with several evangelical leaders and former Trump officials whom he has been meeting with over the last several weeks.
Daily Kos
Bingo.
And not just Christ...
I think we can answer it. Hint: his last name isn't Trump.His past Islamophobic statements and support of returning the Israeli capitol to Jerusalem have made him an unwelcome figure across the Islamic world and the Middle East and his anti-immigrant policies and programs are unpopular across Mexico, Central and South America.
His last tour comprised of a round of visits with European leaders in January of 2021 was canceled when leaders refused to meet with Pompeo following the events of the January 6 DC riot that turned into an attempted insurrection. which country, or countries, Pompeo's mission is to take place is still a mystery due to the contentious relationships he has had with world leaders as Trump's top foreign diplomat. His past Islamophobic statements and support of returning the Israeli capitol to Jerusalem have made him an unwelcome figure across the Islamic world and the Middle East and his anti-immigrant policies and programs are unpopular across Mexico, Central and South America.
His last tour comprised of a round of visits with European leaders in January of 2021 was canceled when leaders refused to meet with Pompeo following the events of the January 6 DC riot that turned into an attempted insurrection.
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Although Pompeo largely ignored the plight of most countries in Africa during the global coronavirus pandemic, it seems that it is the one continent in which he might be allowed to do missionary work. Or as one State department observer noted "there's always Canada, or Russia, he's still got friends there."
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It was revealed in May of 2020 that he had been using taxpayer dollars to pay for lavish, head-of-state-style, catered "Madison Dinners" at his Arlington Virginia home arranged using his second wife's personal email account.
The posh nosh events he hosted were attended by potential big money GOP donors and political supporters many suspect he has been lining up for a run for the presidency since mid-2019. Some early backers of Pompeo say he is the "heir apparent" for replacing Trump at the top of the Republican 2024 ticket, but whether or not he can get the former president’s nod or endorsement remains in question.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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