Mike Pompeo says he's not running for president in 2024
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he is not running for president in 2024. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he is not running for president in 2024. "The time is not right for me and my family," Pompeo said in a statement. In this March 3, 2023, file photo, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Alex Brandon/AP, FILE Pompeo, 59, said he and his wife Susan made the decision "after much consideration and prayer." Pompeo served under former President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2018 and as secretary of state from 2018 to 2021. He was considered a potential Republican candidate for president as the 2024 election shapes up. Republicans who have thrown their hat into the ring include Trump, Nikki Haley, who served as a U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in the Trump administration, and ...