How did a relatively low-profile congressman who opposed Donald Trump in the 2016 election become his Secretary of State and go-to Cabinet member? Chris Cillizza explains Mike Pompeo’s meteoric rise within the ranks of the Trump administration. #CNN #News #Cillizza #Politics
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/08/26/mike-pompeo-the-secretary-of-trump.
Pompeo warned Trump would be an ‘authoritarian president’ in 2016. Now he’s one of Trump’s most loyal and trusted advisors
https://www.businessinsider.my/pompeo-in-2016-warned-trump-would-be-an-authoritarian-president-2019-8/.
Mike Pompeo’s Mission: Clean Up Trump’s Messes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/magazine/mike-pompeo-translates-trump.html.
He ‘checks all the blocks’: Pompeo shares a bond with Trump few can claim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/he-checks-all-the-blocks-pompeo-shares-a-bond-with-trump-few-can-claim.
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