Democrats put up stiff resistance and voted against Pompeo, who is now the CIA director. Only a last-minute switch from Kentucky Republican Rand Paul — whom Trump called before the vote — enabled Pompeo to win committee approval.
It would have been the first time since the committee starting keeping records in 1925 that a secretary of state nominee faced an unfavorable report.
Pompeo’s nomination now goes to the full Senate, where votes are tallying in his favor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he looks forward to voting to confirm Pompeo this week.
This post has been updated.
From Reuters:
Yet another overwhelming vote of confidence.
Anyone know why Coons didn’t just vote against the nomination? He’d already announced his opposition.
Hell, it doesn’t matter as McTurtle already made the whole process nothing more than kabuki anyway.
Groucho: “Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well…I have others.”
Holy War or Bust!
Ah, Rand, you’re just as brave as you are principled.
People always get it wrong when it comes to libertarians. They don’t have principles. They have principals.
Easy mistake to make.