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Topic: Pompeo

Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. (Getty/AP/Salon)

Trump's October surprise: 800 US troops

Shira Tarlo
Donald Trump; John Kelly (AP/Photo Montage by Salon)

Report: Kelly "ignores" Trump's bullying

Shira Tarlo
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, CIA Director-designate Rep. Michael Pompeo, R-Kan. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s most important Cabinet choices are at odds with him on matters that were dear to his heart as a campaigner and central to his promises to supporters. For the Pentagon, the CIA, the State Department and more, Trump has picked people who publicly disagree with him on some cornerstones of his agenda In confirmation hearings. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (AP)

Pompeo’s rise makes Mideast war likely

Gregory Aftandilian - The Conversation