President Trump will not invite former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo or former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to be members of his incoming cabinet, he announced in a Saturday night post on Truth Social.
“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” Trump wrote shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday.
“I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country,” he continued,
The announcement followed an intense social media pressure campaign, particularly surrounding Pompeo, who served as Trump’s Secretary of State from 2018 until his term’s finish in 2021. (RELATED: Trump Told Mike Pompeo To ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About China At Start Of Pandemic, New Memoir Claims)
At one point Friday the Twitter hashtag “#NoPompeo” was trending number one nationally.
#NoPompeo is currently top trending, which is phenomenal, but discussion about proposed Senate majority leaders is not far behind. While flawed, Rick Scott is far better than John Cornyn. Can we get #NoCornyn trending next? https://t.co/49v7Jl8KzD pic.twitter.com/88brKn4xsv
— Mises Caucus (@LPMisesCaucus) November 8, 2024
Pompeo has also criticized Trump on numerous occasions since he left the White House. Pompeo said in 2023 that Trump was not a true conservative leader and suggested he could do a lot better as President.
Following a disappointing result for Republicans in the 2022 midterms, Pompeo mocked Trump’s famous “you’re gonna get tired of winning” line.
We were told we’d get tired of winning. But I’m tired of losing.
And so are most Republicans.
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) November 18, 2022
Pompeo also appeared to attack Trump after special prosecutor Jack Smith indicted him in 2023 during his classified documents case.
Haley was also an ardent critic of the former President, especially while running against him in the 2024 Republican primary.
Despite serving as his U.N. Ambassador from 2017 to 2018, Haley ran against Trump in the primary, claiming he could not beat Biden. (RELATED: Trump Denies Media Scoop Key Rival Being Considered For Vice President)
Haley’s failed campaign was backed by a number of establishment groups from both sides of the political aisle including the Koch Brothers and Jeffrey Epstein-linked Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, according to reporting from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Pompeo’s and Haley’s rejections come as Trump assures voters that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be involved in his presidency in “whatever capacity he would like.”
BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. confirms that the Trump camp does intend to honor promises made to RFK Jr., ensuring that he will be part of the second Trump administration in whatever capacity he would like.
— Patrick Webb (@RealPatrickWebb) November 9, 2024
RFK Jr. at Las Vegas rally: “President Trump said he was going to drain the swamp, but then he brought John Bolton in to run the NSA, who’s like the template for swamp creatures.
He brought Mike Pompeo in to run the State Department, who has the most bellicose and belligerent… pic.twitter.com/l2KII8qDrq
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) February 5, 2024
Kennedy previously criticized Trump for nominating Pompeo in the first place, saying he “has the most bellicose and belligerent militarized foreign policy of any individual in our country.”
