Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday he will not be running for president of the United States in 2024.
“I have made a decision,” Pompeo said. “[We] have prayerfully come to the conclusion we are not going to join the race in 2024. While we care deeply about America and the issues I’ve been talking about for the past year-and-half – and frankly for decades – matter an awful lot, this isn’t our moment.”
Pompeo added that he plans to support whoever the GOP nomination will be.
From Fox News:
Pompeo cited his military record as a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, saying America is losing its military "edge" and the fact the Treasury spends $2 trillion more than it takes in is concerning. "These are things that I care about. We were thinking about, can we impact them? Is this the right time for us to go seek the presidency, to go try and work on this? And we just simply came to the conclusion this wasn't this wasn't the moment for us." When asked if he plans to endorse a candidate in the GOP primary, Pompeo pivoted, saying Biden is doing "disastrous" things to America and its working families – and that he wants to find the candidate who will run an issues-based campaign focused on what matters to working families and American national security. "When I figure out who that person is, I feel like I've always done in my life, I'll get behind them and do everything I can to help them."
