Posted on 04/11/2018 5:56:40 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she recently urged Mike Pompeo, President Trump's pick to lead the State Department, to retain senior career officials to handle global crises should he be confirmed.
Clinton, who served as secretary of State from 2009-2013 under former President Obama, said during an event in Michigan that she warned Pompeo against a "purge" of experienced administration officials when he called her recently.
"I told him that I thought he should take a hard look at retaining career diplomats who could advise him. Because you never know what might happen. You never know where the next hot spot or crisis will happen," Clinton said.
Clinton said she was "deeply concerned" over the mass exodus of "some of the most qualified foreign service officers" over the past year and a half under recently ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Trump nominated Pompeo, the current director of the CIA, to lead the State Department following a reshuffling of senior advisers and Cabinet officials starting last month.
Should he be confirmed to his new post by the Senate, Pompeo would enter a State Department rocked by a departmentwide restructuring proposal and push by Tillerson for steep budget cuts.
Tillerson, who saw the department's entire senior administrative team resign when Trump took office, led the State Department for a little over a year.
Clinton said Wednesday she was "happy" to speak with Pompeo, who had once grilled her before a House committee hearing over the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
The Senate will begin confirmation hearings for Pompeo on Thursday.
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“Or else.”
Or else what?
An FBI no knock raid at o dark thirty? All reports have Pompeo being solidly MAGA. So it’s fair to assume he and his family will get a visit from the Mueller coup goon squad at some point.
Is Hillary threatening Pompeo??
After what just happened to Cohen I hope he takes her threats seriously.
I would say so.
Get advice from the people who created this mess and then do the exact opposite.
I use Hillary to stop any urges to respond to road rage actions. I just imagine the offender spending a year with her in a 10 foot square cell.
I smile lot when I drive. In fact it works on anyone I am irritated with too.
Is Hillary talking about her Spies ?
“I think it’s interesting Mike Pompeo asked her for advice!”
I think it’s a lie that he did.
Guess her cronies at State haven’t finished shredding the incriminating evidence yet. There must be bales of that stuff!
How cute.
She thinks she’s still important...
I just happened to see a video of Haiti last night. Clinton and her cronies need to be strung up not only for Haiti but every crime in the Mideast especially in Syria and Libya. Let's not forget Ukraine. There is a special place in Hell for Clinton, Obama and numerous other Democrats.
All three Clintons can go _ themselves.
He should do the exact opposite to what she said.
Hillary, I have two things for you. First, STFU! Second, you lost.
“who saw the department’s entire senior administrative team resign when Trump took office,”
That was a thing of beauty. Damn shame the same to every other Department, Bureau, and Agency.
L
It should be obvious to all that Hillary is only trying to appear to be relevant.
“An FBI no knock raid at o dark thirty?”
Which is why I encourage people to get off their duffs and elect a pro-2nd amendment, Constitutional sheriff in their counties. That gives people the legal and armed muscle to take on the federal fascists.
Federal pig cowards are good at killing women, children and babies. They will back down and run away when confronted with armed men.
rotflmao.
Yeah, so she says.
She didn't care a hoot about Billy Dale or the 6 other people she fired from the Travel Office, and sicced the FBI on Dale on drummed up charges. It's interesting to note that Travelgate happened in May 1993. FBI Director Sessions was fired in July of 1993, and Louis Freeh sworn in, in September 1993. And again, she was never charged, although the special prosecutor knew she had lied through her teeth during testimony.
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