Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has no naive expectations of President Trump.
On a Monday visit to Kansas, Pompeo was asked a very valid question given the rest of the Trump cabinet's track record: How long do you think you'll remain secretary of state? "I'll be there until he tweets me out of office," Pompeo assured, adding that it doesn't look like that'll be happening, "at least today."
Pompeo was a GOP congressmember for Kansas until he was tapped to lead the CIA under Trump. He's since gone on to become secretary of state, but also took some domestic trips in the past month that seemed to hint at a return to politics. He visited the traditional presidential first-stop of Iowa in early March, something Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called "a little unusual," per The Washington Post's Jackie Alemany. He then stopped by Texas and Kansas, furthering speculation that he may run for Senate or governor in his former congressional state, ABC News notes. With his Monday comments though, Pompeo shot that idea down — at least for now.
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