who is donald trump's pick for attorney general, cia director and national security
by Elton Bergstrom IV
Published 3 years ago
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Nov 18, 2016 · On Thursday, Trump picked retired Gen. Michael Flynn to be his national security advisor, the next morning, news broke the president-elect picked his attorney general and CIA director. Rep. Mike Pompeo from Kansas was chosen to be …
President Donald Trump appointed Pompeo director of the Central Intelligence Agency in January 2017. Trump promoted Pompeo to secretary of state in March 2018, with Pompeo succeeding Rex Tillerson after his dismissal. Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2018, in a 57–42 vote and was sworn in the same day.