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Source: 30dB.com – Mike%20Pompeo-and-Secretary%20of%20State
But 15 months later, he’s facing a far more difficult challenge, with Senate Democrats much less eager to approve his promotion to Secretary of State. The Trump Administration has laid the groundwork for Pompeo’s nomination, secretly sending him to meet with Kim Jong-un as a precursor to an eventual meeting between POTUS and the North Korean dictator. Now, they say, failing to approve Pompeo for Secretary of State would be detrimental to peace talks between the two countries. Many Senate Democrats aren’t buying it, however, pointing to what they see as Pompeo’s hawkish tendencies and regressive views of Muslims and the LGBTQ community. So far, the only Republican Senator to sound off against Pompeo is Rand Paul of Kentucky, though he said he was open to meeting with the former congressman. The confirmation vote is expected to be tight, but Pompeo got a boost on Thursday when Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) indicated she’s a yes on the embattled nominee. Social wishes this weren’t up for discussion: Over the past 14 days, “Mike Pompeo + Secretary of State” has just a 25 percent positives. –Alex Shultz, Image: Twitter / @realMikePompeo
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