- Title: Trump taps Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA position
- Date: 18th November 2016
- Summary: FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (FILE-OCTOBER 4, 2016) (REUTERS) SHOT OF JOURNALISTS INSIDE "SPIN ALLEY" (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN MIKE POMPEO SAYING: "Look Tim Kaine was obsessed by it tonight. He was literally obsessed with Donald Trump's taxes. I think that's what you do when you are selling nothing to the American people, a tax policy that you know the American people will reject. I mean he talked about Donald Trump's taxes in the context of terrorism and that the list was endless. If you had Donald Trump's taxes in your drinking game tonight you're going to need a driver."
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- Keywords: Trump CIA choice Pompeo Trump cabinet
- Location: FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA/ WICHITA, KANSAS/ WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA/ WICHITA, KANSAS/ WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
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- Story Text: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped three conservative loyalists and Army veterans to lead his national security and law enforcement teams, including Representative Mike Pompeo as CIA director, a transition official said on Friday.
Pompeo has accepted Trump's offer, and the announcements will be made formally later on Friday (November 18), according to the transition team member, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Pompeo, 52, a third-term congressman from Kansas, was a surprise pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. He was on the House of Representatives intelligence and energy and commerce committees, as well as the committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Pompeo has echoed Trump's criticism of the Iran nuclear deal. In a tweet on Thursday, Pompeo wrote: "I look forward to rolling back this disastrous deal with the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism."
Pompeo graduated first in his class from West Point and was a cavalry officer in Europe, according to his official biography. He graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was editor of the law review, and later founded an aerospace company that provided parts for commercial and military aircraft. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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