Mike Pompeo Decides Not To Run For President: ‘This Isn’t Our Moment’

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has apparently determined to not run within the 2024 presidential election.

Pompeo issued a press release on Friday saying that he and his spouse, Susan, have “concluded, after a lot consideration and prayer, that I cannot current myself as a candidate to turn out to be President of the USA within the 2024 election.”

Pompeo provided Fox Information host Bret Baier extra particulars, saying, “This isn’t our second. This isn’t the time for us to hunt elected workplace.”

He additionally declined to endorse one other candidate till he sees “how the first performs out.”

Though he served as director of the Central Intelligence Company from 2017 to 2018 and as secretary of state from 2018 to 2021, he hinted he may not assist the person he served beneath, former president Donald Trump.

Whereas Pompeo mentioned he wouldn’t run this time round, he says he’s not closing the door to his dream of upper workplace.

“To these of you, this announcement disappoints, my apologies,” he mentioned. “And to these of you that this thrills know that I’m 59 years outdated. There stay many extra alternatives for which the timing is perhaps extra becoming as presidential management turns into much more mandatory.”

Susan and I've concluded, after a lot consideration and prayer, that I cannot current myself as a candidate to turn out to be President of the USA within the 2024 election. pic.twitter.com/hxujBzGgkI

— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) April 14, 2023

Twitter customers had sturdy opinions in regards to the information.

The reality is campaigns start lengthy earlier than announcement day. Pompeo began working whereas he was Secretary of State. That is actually a withdrawal from the marketing campaign. We've our first loser of the presidential marketing campaign. https://t.co/ToXED43Z8T

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) April 14, 2023

I've concluded, after a lot consideration and prayer, that I cannot current myself to be the first Baseman for the Boston Crimson Sox. https://t.co/XA22ISW12y

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 14, 2023

that is like when guys who practiced ninjutsu had been deemed too lethal for the Octagon. Mike Pompeo merely had an excessive amount of charisma and enchantment and it wasn’t truthful to the opposite opponents https://t.co/DWov0SV9rr

— iPad Skilled (@ByYourLogic) April 14, 2023

effectively my prayers got here true, at any fee https://t.co/m5DVzlbwzp

— Jesse Hawken (@jessehawken) April 14, 2023

Bear in mind Pompeo mentioned that God put Trump in workplace to save lots of Israel? That was 2019. How lengthy earlier than he resumes his cult follower conduct? https://t.co/GYWJviv1HE

— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) April 14, 2023

I do not assume try to be allowed to drop an "I am not working" assertion should you by no means cleared 5% in polling https://t.co/I0JdhzzH8E

— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) April 14, 2023

and by "prayer" he means "I begged pollsters to inform me I had an opportunity and so they mentioned 'no'" https://t.co/bAOEy8Scvy

— ʝօռ ʍօʀֆɛ (@jonfmorse) April 14, 2023