Mike Pompeo is the crown prince of the first Trump administration
- Mike Pompeo is the crown prince of the first Trump administration. Trump has appointed Pompeo, who became a member of the House of Representatives for four consecutive terms in Kansas in 2016, as CIA director and secretary of state one after another, taking an important role as a close aide. As a politician, he seems to have tried to manage his colleagues by not only catering to Trump but also often talking behind his back with other cabinet officials. In the memoirs of former national security adviser Bolton and former Secretary Esper, Pompeo was described as a loyalist before Trump but also a person who sometimes curses them and their boss. To us, Pompeo is also widely known as a person who visited Pyongyang to negotiate with Kim Jong-un.
- There is a scene where he felt like a politician. When I was in Washington, I went to a State Department briefing featuring Pompeo, and I witnessed a Kansas reporter at the scene giving a word in advance to the effect that an official from the spokesperson’s office would come quietly and give me a chance to ask questions. The first and second rows of the State Department press rooms have reserved seats for reporters from major media such as U.S. terrestrial, famous newspapers, CNN, and FOX NEWS. When I saw a Kansas reporter sitting behind me deliberately come and speak in advance, I got the impression that Pompeo was caring about the district that I might not go back to.
- Trump mentioned on Truth Social Media that he would not call Pompeo and Haley to the next Cabinet. Haley was a person who had been competing with Trump until the last minute, so it is understandable, but Pompeo was a person who was constantly being discussed about the possibility of joining the Cabinet, so he wondered. According to foreign media, Pompeo also attended the election campaign and said he was proud of working with Trump. Putting him on his name with Haley and nailing “Pompeo is out” is something that even Bolton or Esper can feel the anger.
- Roger Stone’s blog, which served as a kind of kingmaker in Trump’s election process among Trump’s outer SS, reveals why Pompeo fell out of sight. (Roger Stone was indicted by Mueller, but it was a special relationship to the extent that Trump pardoned him.) In conclusion, the reason why Trump’s camp was angry is that Pompeo attempted to put a knife in Trump’s back when he was in the most difficult of times.
- When he was on the verge of a congressional riot, Pompeo was spotted by Trump’s camp that he was distancing himself from Trump and weighing his chances of running. In addition, he went to a Republican event and said, “A political leader like a celebrity or a person with a vulnerable ego should not be allowed.” Everyone knew that it was a curse on Trump. In addition, when Special Prosecutor Jack Smith was investigating and raided Trump for leaking confidential documents, Pompeo went on the air and said that it would be a problem if he had such documents. This can be seen as an unforgivable act for Trump.
- It is certain that loyalty will be the first principle of the second Trump Cabinet nomination. Trump seems to intend to assign people to his cabinet who will do their best to make the president stand out rather than his own ambition. As chances are high that not only the Senate but also the House of Representatives will fall into the hands of Republicans, Trump is likely to become a president who can wield unchecked power in both Congress and the Cabinet. In the U.S.-style democracy, the government system itself uses independence and autonomy to check the president’s authority, and even this brake is likely to disappear.
