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| − | '''Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo''' (born December 30, 1963) is the [[United States Secretary of State]] under U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]. Previously, he served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 2011 to 2017, and as the Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] from 2017 to 2018. In July 2019, he unapolegetically described his tenure as CIA Director as "we lied, we cheated, we stole."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/mike-pompeo-says-we-lied-we-cheated-we-stole-in-cia/vi-AAEKX7U</ref> He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and served as a [[Republican National Committee]]man. | + | '''Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo''' (born December 30, 1963) is the [[United States Secretary of State]] under U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]. Previously, he served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 2011 to 2017, and as the Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and served as a [[Republican National Committee]]man. |
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| | On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced he would fire U.S. Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] and appoint Pompeo to replace him.<ref>Multiple references: | | On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced he would fire U.S. Secretary of State [[Rex Tillerson]] and appoint Pompeo to replace him.<ref>Multiple references: |
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| | In June 2019, Pompeo, along with [[John Bolton]], worked to sabotage attempts by President Trump to enter peace talks with Iran.[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-how-bolton-netanyahu-and-pompeo-sabotaged-trump-s-dream-of-talks-with-iran-1.8937077] | | In June 2019, Pompeo, along with [[John Bolton]], worked to sabotage attempts by President Trump to enter peace talks with Iran.[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-how-bolton-netanyahu-and-pompeo-sabotaged-trump-s-dream-of-talks-with-iran-1.8937077] |
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| | + | In July 2019, he unapolegetically described his tenure as CIA Director as "we lied, we cheated, we stole."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/mike-pompeo-says-we-lied-we-cheated-we-stole-in-cia/vi-AAEKX7U</ref> |
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| | In January 2021, Pompeo falsely claimed that Iran and al-Qaeda are allies, a neocon propaganda talking point that has been repeatedly been debunked.[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/pompeo-al-qaeda-has-a-new-home-base-in-iran/] | | In January 2021, Pompeo falsely claimed that Iran and al-Qaeda are allies, a neocon propaganda talking point that has been repeatedly been debunked.[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/pompeo-al-qaeda-has-a-new-home-base-in-iran/] |