Former Secretary of State Pompeo would consider joining a second Trump administration

Former CIA Director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not rule out the possibility of accepting a position in a second Trump administration, should he be reelected in November.

When asked by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Friday if he would consider working under Donald Trump again, Pompeo joked that he apparently “didn’t blow it” during Trump’s first administration and that it was “flattering” to hear that his name had come up in that context, according to The Hill.

“I don’t often comment on jobs I’ve not been offered,” he told Cavuto, adding “But if I get a chance to serve and think that I can make a difference … I’m almost certainly going to say yes to that opportunity to try and deliver on behalf of the American people.”

Cavuto said that Trump would expect loyalty, to which Pompeo replied, “I’m confident President Trump will be looking for people who will faithfully execute what it is he asked them to do,” and that “I think as a president, you should always want that from everyone.”

He said that he would want the same from his team.

“I must say, as secretary of state, I certainly wanted my team to do what I was asking them to do and was enormously frustrated when I found that I couldn’t get them to do that,” Pompeo said.

Cavuto also asked Pompeo for his thoughts on the No Labels group’s decision announced Friday to go forward with their plans to enter a ticket in the 2024 presidential race.

“One of the reasons I suspect they’re having trouble getting folks to step forward is because it’s not likely to be a successful outcome — at either getting the presidency or frankly reshaping how Americans are thinking about the political process,” Pompeo added, according to The Hill. “In the end, you can’t win with nothing Neil, you gotta have a candidate. And it sounds like they don’t have one yet.”