Mike Pompeo planning to resign because Trump 'hurting his reputation', report claims

[dawg day]

Source: Yahoo news

Conrad Duncan November 20, 2019
Donald Trump’s secretary of state has reportedly told three prominent Republicans that he is planning to resign from the White House to run for a Senate seat.

Mike Pompeo had planned to stay at the State Department until early spring 2020 but he is now concerned that his connection to Mr Trump, particularly through the impeachment inquiry, is hurting his reputation, according to a Time report.

The Republicans quoted in the piece reportedly include a former Trump administration employee and another who remains in the government, while the third has served in several high-ranking posts.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-pompeo-planning-resign-because-093230187.html

[Zoonart]

1. LOLOL... oh brother.

[Happyhippychick]

2. A little late, no?

Nt

[PatSeg]

25. Oh yeah, much too late

I'd say that ship sailed a long time ago.

[lagomorph777]

48. Poopeo's reputation was shit before Trump. Now it's a whole bunch worse.

[PatSeg]

51. If he survives all this,

he needs to retreat from political life once and for all. He will never recover and he has no one to blame but himself. I suppose he could write a tell-all book, but I have a feeling there will be more of those than anyone cares to read.

[cannabis_flower]

3. Isn't it a little late

for him to resign to save his reputation?

[Canoe52]

26. Devin's cow has already left the barn...way too late

[OhNo-Really]

52. Totally lacking "Flare 4 the obvious"

This is getting dangerous though. Who is running National security

What if it’s all a plot to destroy the UDA like Bannon said he hoped to do.

We need leadership

[RockRaven]

4. Man, that ship sailed so long ago it's circumnavigated the globe at least twice...

[Sneederbunk]

5. Mike, you are hurting your reputation or what's left of it.

[underpants]

6. Won't get rid of the stink

[BlueIdaho]

7. Pompeo wants back in the Senate

The kickbacks are better and the press ignores the payola.

[leftieNanner]

33. I think he was in the House

Before Trumpy tapped him. He wants a promotion to the Senate. Kansas may surprise us again. The primary alone could be very entertaining. Pompeo vs Kobach.

[BlueIdaho]

35. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

No doubt the Senate is a step up.

[cstanleytech]

8. It's already dead much like the political aspirations of a number of people Trump supported.

[True_Blue]

9. When??? Today I hope!!

[polichick]

10. Too late to jump now, Rat!

[redstatebluegirl]

11. He wants to go to the Senate from Kansas and they will no doubt elect him.

[dawg day]

18. Kansas just elected a Democratic woman as governor

Like senator, that's a state-wide race. Kansas might not be that certain for Pompeo, especially if he ends up getting in serious muck during these hearings.

[Jirel]

12. Toooooooo Laaaaaaaaaate!

Just keep deluding yourself that something Dump might touch won't turn to utter sh**, Mikey! Oh, and dying to know who's dumb enough to take the seat after the resignation.

[dawg day]

21. Rudy Rudy Rudy? He wanted SoS.

Mitt Romney too!
I know, I know. Neither of them.

Trump will just put some lackey in "acting" for what remains of his doomed presidency.

[keithbvadu2]

58. Super Jared to the rescue.

[Thomas Hurt]

13. Exit Plan Interruptus....

Trump Stank never goes away

[SWBTATTReg]

14. I hope everyone remembers what a coward this guy is in defending his own people against ...

attacks from scumbags like rump and his cronies. I think Pompeous ass is going to have a hard time already explaining his role to his voters should he run for a Senate seat. I personally think he's going to have his behind handed to him, and I sincerely hope someone w/ guts, someone w/ integrity stand up to Pompeous ass and beats him in any senate race.

[Submariner]

15. Would Kansas be proud to have a West Point grad Senator who is a disgrace

to the uniform of the United States Army? I hope not.

[Leghorn21]

22. I'm hearing good things about Kansas, Sub...

Just a little this and a little that...a big paper there interviewed him recently and really pressed him about “why in the hell are you flying here all the time, don’t you have work to do as Secretary of State??!” Caught him off guard, I believe—

anyhoo, I don’t think they’re goin for this LOSER

[MuseRider]

16. He will run back into the ample

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bosom of Koch and get his fee fees taken care of and all the wonderful press Koch can provide him to pull the wool over the R's in Kansas. After all, before Trump he was a wonderful Congressman.

I hope not but we will have to see how bad this impeachment feels to those here who love the comfort of an R they know no matter what.

Of course we beat Kobach for governor so perhaps they are learning?

EDIT because D'oh, too busy to think. I had Pompeo down as a former Senator from my state. Corrected!

[leftieNanner]

34. I thought he was in the House?

Nt

[MuseRider]

36. Oh god, ha ha ha!

You are correct. I am sorry. I am waiting for a call on my husbands condition after some tests and running around trying to do all the farm chores myself. I fired that off without even thinking. I will correct it and thank you.

[leftieNanner]

37. Best wishes for your husband

[MuseRider]

38. Thanks.

The hospitals are all full and he has not even had a room since we admitted him last night. I have to keep the farm animals alive so....I wait for the call. They never knew exactly where they were going to leave his bed after all the tests he has not had a permanent room yet. 4 hours last night before we even were brought into a room in the ER and about 2 hours before anything was said. My brain is fried thus the comment in error. I really do thank you for that.

[Iliyah]

17. Oh come on . . ..

I thought Pompeo was a TOUGH guy. MFer refused to protect the employees of the SOS.

[TruckFump]

19. Oh, the irony!!!!

[MFGsunny]

20. The bus was actually not good enough for dishonorable scum bucket Pompeo.

Welcome to YOUR-CUSTOM-MADE-BY-YOU train wreck, Mike!

Finally, West Point can breathe a sigh of relief.
Bad-apple Pompeo has just been bitten by its own worm!

[Traildogbob]

40. WTF

Mike PompousAhole, Mike Pence, Mike "lock her up" General Traitor, what the hell is up with Mike republican's? If ya named Mike with a flag on your lapel and are GOP, you are a criminal. Lock em all up. Good thing we got Gitmo, release ISIS, lock up GOP. ISIS is less a threat to America. If ISIS had a Fox News they would rule the world. MAGA, God be Blessin us.

[beastie boy]

23. We can judge the intelligence of the rats by the schedule of their departure from

the sinking ship. Spicer turns out to be the smartest one of them all. Jumped ship early enough to have a meaningful career on Dancing with the Stars.

Pompeo? Not so much. But smarter than Pence, it appears.

[IronLionZion]

24. Trump should resign for hurting his own reputation

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Pompeo himself hasn't helped his own reputation, either.

[karynnj]

47. The reputation he undeservedly had was because most reasonably qualified national securit people had

already bailed. In addition, he was positioned as the head of the CIA when he was nominated -- ignoring that he had been nominated and confirmed to that position by Trump. The rest of his political career was as a mediocre, right wing Congressman.

What major accomplishments has he had as SoS? Can anyone really believe our position in the world has been enhanced during his tenures in the CIA or State?

[mucifer]

28. will be interesting to see who would want that horrific job at this point

[gopiscrap]

29. His reputation went in the toilet the minute

we entered trump's administration

[Golden Raisin]

30. Lie down willingly with mangiest of rabid dogs,

don't be shocked or worried about your "reputation" when you awake covered with biting, nasty, toxic fleas. Made your own bed also works here.

[tblue37]

31. ETTD--except for ISIS, apparently. ISIS gets a new life! nt

[George II]

32. How can he hurt something that doesn't exist?

[duforsure]

39. Coward Pompeo running

Knowing he's in deep trouble now. He has zero future in politics again, anywhere. He worked and protected criminal trump.

[Initech]

41. Everything Trump touches dies.

[Javaman]

42. He wants resign so he can spend more time with his reputation. LOL nt

[chriscan64]

43. Running for Senate invlovles answering questions from the press

He can't fall back on, "I don't discuss internal matters" or do like he did on This Week with "You're giving me a report on some phone call? Whistleblower? News to me" WHEN HE WAS ON THE CALL.

[patphil]

44. I think the guy is really suffering from self inflicted wounds.

When you're a dishonest, lying, sack of feces you really don't have the kind of reputation that anyone else can ruin.
Pompeo is finished.

[karynnj]

45. Very telling -- as for most people going from SoS to Junior most Senator would be a demotion

Consider NO ONE suggested that it would be a better career move for HRC, who then had 8 years in the Senate, to stay in the Senate as a Senator too junior to chair a top committee. Then consider that John Kerry, with 28 years of seniority saw the State Department as an opportunity that would let him do more than he could do as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, which provides oversight on the State Department. (In fact, had he stayed in the Senate and won re-election in 2014 - having won 2/3 rds of the vote in 2008 - he would now be second only to Leahy in the Senate. (Meaning he could chair any one of the committees he was on - including the powerful Finance Committee - although he would likely never give up SFRC)

Not to mention, resigning now is not the end of questions. At minimum, people should ask why he did essentially nothing to protect the State Department. Many there had hoped that given his career, he would end the hallowing out of the department that Tillerson started. He let everyone there down.

Not to mention - maybe through no fault of his own given the President - what major accomplishments has he had?

[wishstar]

46. Nikki Haley is eagerly waiting in the wings

[BootinUp]

49. His reputation as a dumbass soulless puke is secure!

[TygrBright]

50. Oh, man... I'm laughing so hard my diaphragm is sore! n/t

[lettucebe]

53. That's not the only thing damaging his reputation

[getagrip_already]

54. everything trump touches dies... including reputations

silly rabbit. you knew this and did it anyway.

[NBachers]

55. The stench! The stench! The stench will follow Pompeo to the grave!

[xxqqqzme]

56. Didn't he see himself as

prime presidential material at one time?

[gibraltar72]

57. He just wants to be raptured.

[Julian English]

59. The only thing that could save Pompeo's reputation at this point would be a full confession

Then begging forgiveness, a trial, and imprisonment.

[politicaljunkie41910]

60. You knew what a snake oil salesman, liar, and cheat Trump was when you went to work for him.

You have no reputation left to speak of.