Sen. Rand Paul Changes ‘No’ to ‘Yes,’ Will Vote to Confirm Pompeo as Secretary of State

breitbart ^ | MICHELLE MOONS

[davikkm]

Several Monday conversations with President Donald Trump, a meeting with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and reassurances about Afghanistan led Sen. Rand Paul to announce Monday evening that he would vote to support Pompeo as the next Secretary of State. Paul recounted his decision process on Twitter as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepared to vote on the Pompeo confirmation. The senator spoke with President Trump several times during the day and met with Pompeo.

“After calling continuously for weeks for Director Pompeo to support President Trump’s belief that the Iraq war was a mistake, and that it is time to leave Afghanistan, today I received confirmation the Director Pompeo agrees with @realDonaldTrump,” wrote Paul.

“President Trump believes that Iraq was a mistake, that regime change has destabilized the region, and that we must end our involvement with Afghanistan,” he continued. “Having received assurances from President Trump and Director Pompeo that he agrees with the President on these important issues, I have decided to support his nomination to be our next Secretary of State.”

[TigersEye]

Sen. Paul sure gets the neocon’s panties in a twist.

[editor-surveyor]

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He’s an honest man; a rare find in the Senate.
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[MNJohnnie]

False, it passed. Issacson is in GA for a funeral so Coons voted present to avoid having to wait for the Issaccson to get back

[VeniVidiVici]

Rand Paul is a drama queen. And shame on the McCain family for not “convincing him” to resign. This BS we go through time after time as he is “battling brain cancer” is crap.

The guy is gone. Do the honorable thing and resign so the Republicans can get a fully-participating member in there.

[VeniVidiVici]

Sen. Paul sure gets the neocon’s panties in a twist.

Right. Dipshit votes for Kerry as Bammy's SoS to be "collegial", but won't vote for his own party's nominee.

[TigersEye]

Speaking of Kerry...

Politico: Pompeo Calls Clinton, Kerry For Help Before Confirmation

[SamAdams76]

I agree with your post 100%. A few years ago, one of our top executives developed terminal cancer. Before his health worsened, he took the time to groom a successor and stepped aside just when his health started to go downhill. He gave up a lot of power and potential income (he lived another two years) to do this. The company was not pushing him out and would have likely allowed him to stay in his position until the final days. But he knew that it would be unfair to the company to do this so he not only made his departure but assisted with the transition. A true class act.

There is no honor with what John McCain is doing with regard to his senate seat. He is doing the people of Arizona a real injustice as he is in no condition to represent them properly. He's literally hanging on to that senate seat from his deathbed, like he was some kind of mafia boss. I see no honor in this at all.

[VeniVidiVici]

There is no honor with what John McCain is doing with regard to his senate seat. He is doing the people of Arizona a real injustice as he is in no condition to represent them properly. He's literally hanging on to that senate seat from his deathbed, like he was some kind of mafia boss. I see no honor in this at all.

I don't understand it either. The fact he's doing it shows he cares nothing for our Republic. He should have stepped down months ago.

[Pagey]

I’m still of the belief, that the Neighbor who blindsided + beat the Sh__ out of Rand Paul while he was mowing his lawn...... there’s something still very odd about that. Perhaps the President knows something about + leveraged his big mouth. Just a thought.