Mike Pompeo's new Instagram declares he's running the 'Department of Swagger'

Mike Pompeo on Instagram
(Image credit: Twitter/@SecPompeo)

If President Trump is still looking to kill a few federal departments, he may want to take a look at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's new Instagram account.

Yes, America's top diplomat launched an Instagram account Monday — and it's quite a sight. Pompeo has so far posted a superbly edited departmental seal that rebrands the Department of State as the "Department of Swagger" and features Pompeo's photo in the middle. The caption includes a definitely not ironic usage of #swagger:

View this post on InstagramThought I'd launch my Instagram account with some @statedept #swagger.A post shared by Secretary Pompeo (@secpompeo) on Sep 10, 2018 at 8:24am PDT

That's not all. Pompeo, perhaps unaware that you can now include multiple photos in a single Instagram post, opted to create a collage of himself, William Shakespeare, and General George Patton. They're all noteworthy users of #swagger, says Pompeo, who appears twice in the collage.

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View this post on InstagramShakespeare was the first to use "swagger." Gen. Patton had his swagger stick. At @statedept, we've got some #swagger too. It's our confidence in America's values.A post shared by Secretary Pompeo (@secpompeo) on Sep 10, 2018 at 12:32pm PDT

It's all real, and it's all endorsed in a tweet from Pompeo. Justin Bieber fans of yesteryear — and, uh, everyone else — do with this information what you will.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.