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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How would foreign policy change under Mike Pompeo?

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo faced a heated Senate confirmation hearing today. Pompeo is a former Kansas congressman, and current CIA director.

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By Madeleine Brand • Apr 12, 2018 • 1 min read

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo faced a heated Senate confirmation hearing today. Pompeo is a former Kansas congressman, and current CIA director. He’s made incendiary remarks against Muslims, against same sex marriage and against climate change. In the past, he supported enhanced interrogation techniques that some have described as torture. We find out what he told senators about how he would handle Syria, North Korea and Russia.

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