Pompeo wants to ensure the State Department is a relevant player in national security policy, a source close to him told Fox News. “President Trump isn’t one to play games at the negotiating table, and I won’t be either,” he plans to say. Pompeo plans to say: “The stakes are high for everyone, but especially Tehran. Trump announced Pompeo’s nomination to become the 70th secretary of state in the same March 13 tweet in which he dumped Tillerson. Often Trump would have the CIA director stay in the West Wing after the briefing to accompany him to other meetings.

Source: Fox News April 12, 2018 00:26 UTC