Posted on 11/20/2020 12:53:06 PM PST by Magnatron
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to a West Bank settlement on Thursday is raising criticism that he used the trip to boost his own political profile amid speculation that he's eying a race for the presidency in 2024 after news leaked that his trip was being described as part of the "Pompeo Doctrine."
Pompeo is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit both a settlement and the Golan Heights, reports CNN, and during his visit he touted the Trump administration's recognition of settlements as Israeli territory and its push to help Israeli businesses in the West Bank avoid international sanctions.
"Pompeo's West Bank winery and Golan excursions have nothing to do with America's ambitions but his own in 2024," Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and CNN analyst tweeted.
A source close to Pompeo argued that anytime he's doing his job one could say he was making a play for 2024 and that his visit was in line with the administration's policy, but others, including presidential historian Michael Beschloss, saw it differently.
"A Secretary of State should not use his Senate-confirmed job to run for President," Beschloss commented.
State Department officials told reporters, they should not attribute the "Pompeo Doctrine" phrase to the department and that it was one used commonly inside Israel.
Meanwhile, Pompeo has been holding meetings at the State Department with Republican strategists and members of the conservative media, which is also sparking speculation about his ambitions, according to two sources CNN said were familiar with the talks.
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Would love to see a Pompeo/Owens or a Pompeo/McEnany ticket.
DeSantis/Noem
I hope he is meeting with Mossad to help obtain evidence about the fraud.
A paesano for POTUS!!
We’d go Insane here on Staten Island :)
Pompeo/Noem
Mossad is the ONLY damn organization I would trust to do this investigation ALL of our 3 letter alphabets are corrupt as hell!!!
Yes. ..And?
It’s been obvious for the past few months.
The plus side is he seems even more motivated to get the jobs done than he always has appeared.
Must leave the 2024 door open for our man PDJT just in case our prayers are not answered in the next couple of weeks . . .
Pompeo is cut out perfectly for a SOS position but don’t think he has the charisma or necessary base from which to draw to win a presidential election.
Also sad to see him have to deal with Netanyahu who wasted no time in congratulating BiteMe (who advocates for all of the anti-Israeli policies that PDJT has fought to reverse).
Excellent.
LOL
Doctrines are named for the Administration—
not fat lickspittles.
This fat goober could not be more incorrect if he slapped a “Pompeo Towers” sign over Trump’s buildings.
“I hope he is meeting with Mossad to help obtain evidence about the fraud.”
I hope he’s meeting with Mossad about taking out Soros.
He should first run for KS governor in 2022, taking out the current Democrat progressive.
He’s good for about 20% of the Dominion vote. The rest will go to Harris.
LOL.
That pussy could not beat me up, then, now or in the future.
However, I do suspect he may have stole my lunch.
As we have learned, he claims what is not his.
Been watching him for a long time. 2024...Yes
Yep. Nothing but respect for Pompeo but I’m thinking Mr kind of good looking + Uber competent for President along with Ms HOT + Uber competent for VP
DeSantis/Noem 2024
Then Noem/Hawley in 2032. One has to think ahead.
DeSantis/Noem
I am with you, but Pompeo is also in my top 5. I generally think Senators do not make good Presidents, but you also have to add Cruz and Cotton to the mix. We all know Cruz, but Tom Cotton has really grown on me over the past few years. All three of them are wicked smart. Great governors usually make for great President’s though and you listed the two best. I don’t know nearly as much about Noem, but she understands freedom and that is pretty big!
I think the establishment pick is going to be Nikki Haley. Marco Rubio will be in on the establishment wagon as well.
If Rubio gains no traction (like usual), it is likely that Haley will win because the conservative vote (once again) will be split between multiple choices.
We MUST consolidate around a conservative candidate early and often. The GOPe understands the game far better than conservatives do.
LOL Nikki Haley will get ZERO electoral votes from the south.
If she's on the ticket that big red region will be dark blue, at least for that election cycle.
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