Mike Pompeo ready to compete for US presidency: reportBy Lin Liang-sheng and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerFormer US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Saturday told British daily the Times that he was prepared to vie for the Republican nomination for US president in 2024. Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo delivers a speech in Taipei on March 4. Photo: Chiang Ying-ying, APHe also warned against the negative effects that China attacking or occupying Taiwan would have on the US, saying that it could hurt the US economy or weaken the US’ influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) yesterday said that he was not surprised by Pompeo’s plan to compete for the nomination, as US President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are declining. Pompeo has remained publicly active after leaving office, which is “a gesture of preparing to run for the presidency,” Chiang added.

Source: Taipei Times July 18, 2022 22:05 UTC