American Consequences - August 2019

By Buck Sexton

who balances gravitas with humility. The guy is a Harvard Law-educated military veteran, graduated No. 1 in his West Point class of 1000 cadets, former congressman, and ex-CIA director. Nothing about him feels pompous or forced. The Trump administration has had more than its share of lackluster Cabinet secretaries, but the White House and the State Department rank and file at least respect (if not like) Secretary Pompeo. If you speak to the guy for a few minutes, this is entirely unsurprising. And I did just that... Here are some of the most important exchanges on critical foreign policy issues I had with the Secretary of State, Michael R. Pomeo, in Mexico City on July 21:

before you head back to the airport. This was in line with my experience. We covered thousands of miles and touched down in five countries in four days. Our itinerary was Buenos Aires, Argentina, then Guayaquil, Ecuador, then Mexico City, Mexico, then Salvador, El Salvador, and finally we landed Orlando (woohoo, America!) for a Veterans of Foreign Wars rally. As a radio host and political analyst, the single most important part of this journey was the 10 minutes or so I got to spend with the Secretary of State, one-on-one, in a spacious but charmless hotel suite in Mexico City. We covered a lot of ground in a short time, just like the trip itself. Pompeo is that rare combination of a man

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