Trump Convinced Paul To Support Pompeo Nomination

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 3:27pm

“President Trump personally intervened to convince a committed Republican naysayer to back Mike Pompeo for secretary of state, possibly securing the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a favored adviser whose committee vote, if not his ultimate confirmation, seemed in grave jeopardy,” the Washington Post reports. “Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who pledged to oppose Pompeo the day after he was nominated, tweeted about Trump’s outreach and his newfound support for Pompeo on Monday just moments before the committee vote started, seemingly saving face for the nominee, who was expected to fail the panel vote but secure the support of the full Senate later this week.”

NEXT
BING NEWS:
  • Mike Pompeo endorses Prasanth Reddy in Kansas race to oust lone Democrat
    Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Dr. Prasanth Reddy for Kansas‘s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, giving the political newcomer another key endorsement ahead of the GOP primary in ...
    04/30/2024 - 7:32 am | View Link
  • People Are Convinced a Fashion Feud Has Broken Out Between These Two Members of the Trump Family
    While people have been convinced for years that Tiffany Trump was trying to steal her half-sister, Ivanka Trump’s, fashionista status symbol, it seems there may be another fashion war in the ...
    04/27/2024 - 7:56 am | View Link
  • How Johnson came to embrace Ukraine aid and defy his right flank
    Iran attacked Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson was on the phone with a man who suddenly held the keys to his legislative agenda and potentially his own future: House Democratic leader Hakeem ...
    04/21/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
  • Trump's ambassador to Iceland was accused of 'threatening and intimidating' staff and being a stay-away diplomat: now his record could hamstring his run for the Senate in Nevada
    He got confirmed to his post after meeting Trump in 2015, making big donations to support him ... reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told him to return to Iceland during the pandemic ...
    04/7/2024 - 7:28 am | View Link
  • Donald Trump wants to change the world from the White House. Here's what he's said he'd do in a second term
    "Back in the first Trump presidency, there were figures like the secretary of state Michael Pompeo, like John Bolton ... and while the US does not formally support Taiwan's independence, it ...
    04/5/2024 - 2:11 am | View Link
  • More

 

NEXT
Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

Movies With Butter More Movie News

More Politics News

  • no title provided in feed
    CNN, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 11:06 PM

    Criminal defense attorney and former contestant on "The Apprentice" Stacy Schneider details her interpretation of former President Donald Trump's behavior in the courtroom during his ongoing hush money criminal trial.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Crazy Outdoor Fails
    Crooks and Liars, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 11:00 PM

    Crazy stuff from around the world. It's Friday and I'm tired. If that's not to your liking, here's some crazy cats. Open thread below read more

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Pro-Palestinian Protests Spark on College Campuses Across the Globe
    Time, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 05:03 PM

    Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Trump Media’s Accounting Firm Charged With ‘Massive Fraud’ By SEC
    Crooks and Liars, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 04:24 PM

    Why, oh why, does this keep happening to entities associated with Donald Trump? It's truly one of life's mysteries that criminals keeping associating themselves with Trump. BF Borgers are suspended from practicing as accountants, and received $14 million in fines. And it wasn't just done for Trump Media. In total, over 1500 SEC filings were found to be fraudulent.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Trump Tries To Say Words, But The Wrong Ones Pour Out
    Crooks and Liars, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 04:22 PM

    Unemployment has been low for over two years now. President Joe Biden has created a whopping 15.3 million jobs. In contrast, Trump left office in disgrace with a negative job number. Negative. Trump was asked at the courthouse what he would do to create jobs; then he went off topic to talk about the border, among other things, none of which are job-related. "What's my plan for jobs, you say?" Trump asked.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Why Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life
    Crooks and Liars, Friday - 05/03/2024 - 03:42 PM

    Andra Watkins discussed her Substack newsletter, "How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life," on Rick Wilson's podcast on April 22. The growing threat of the Republican Party's ties to Christian Nationalism and Project 2025 is terrifying. Watkins helps more people understand the threat we are facing. Rick Wilson urged everyone to read "How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life," because the "implications for the country are darker than you may imagine." Watkins is a New York Times bestselling author who spent her "formative years in a Moral Majority-era Christian Nationalist church and school in rural South Carolina." According to Watkins, she has a "deep understanding of how Christian Nationalists think to their Christo-fascist manifesto, Project 2025." The NY Times author writes, "Mainstream media outlets miss Project 2025’s Biblical language and imagery.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share