Secretary of State Mike Pompeo could be fired out the cannon soon. |
His team is scrambling. Matter of fact, his team is being replaced.
The White House is so disorganized. Turnover has never been this high. Even Barack Obama had turnover but nothing compares to what Trump is doing. I mean Trump has promised to hire the "best people" for the job.
So far, the best people have either failed or emboldened Trump into doing something that damages him and our country.
Mike Pompeo was then the CIA director before he became the current Secretary of State. Now his days are numbered and Senate Majority Leader aka The Grim Ripper, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is hoping to recruit him to replace outgoing Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS).
Pompeo's incompetence wasn't without its successes. I mean he's inflamed the Middle East by declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He signed off the declaration stating that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are legal. He greenlighted the controversial Israeli occupation of the West Bank and blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Pompeo has avoided talk about is job being on the line but he knows that Trump's unpredictable antics could spell disaster for him and those associated around him.
Pompeo had feuded with former National Security Advisor John Bolton. They clashed over the issue of Iran and North Korea. Trump wants to broker a peace deal with North Korea. He wants to seal his legacy with denuclearizing the secretive country. He wants to advocate his own Iranian deal.
Pompeo wanted Trump to stay in the Iranian deal. Bolton and Trump wanted to get out of the deal.
While Pompeo said he may stay on until the spring, the window to sign up for the Senate is closing.
Kansas former secretary of state Kris Kobach is reportedly running for the seat. He is a controversial figure who was ridiculed for voter purges and denying people of color a right to vote. He is too toxic and Republicans fear that Kansas could go to the Democrats.
If you put Pompeo in the mix, it's still brings controversy. His role in the Ukrainian matter could damage him as well.
Trump hasn't found a decent replacement yet but whomever gets the job will carry a lot of weight on his shoulders.
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