Mike Pompeo said he is "proud" to have worked with Donald Trump after the president-elect said that the former secretary of state will not be offered a role in the next Cabinet.
In a recent Truth Social post, the 2024 election winner confirmed that neither Pompeo nor Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who challenged Trump in the GOP primary, would join his administration next year. "I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our country," Trump wrote.
Pompeo maintains a good relationship with Trump and was said to be a top contender to become secretary of defense in the next Republican administration.
The president-elect's announcement that Pompeo and Haley will not be given new Cabinet jobs came after top Trump ally Roger Stone singled out the pair as "neocons" who might form "a sinister fifth column" within the Republican's new administration.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Pompeo said on Sunday: "Mr. President—I was proud to work with you too. As you said when we were together last week, you and I built the plan that made the world safer and led to no new wars. America firmly rejected the Biden-Harris foreign policy agenda. We have a duty to put America first again."
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Pompeo also shared an edited video featuring Trump praising the former secretary of state as a "great guy" at a campaign rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, on the eve of the election.
Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, also said she was "proud" to have worked with Trump after he ruled her out of a new Cabinet position.
"I wish him and all who serve great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years," Haley posted on X on Sunday.
Haley was not believed to be in the running for a Cabinet position after she competed against Trump in the GOP primary. Haley called Trump "diminished" and "unhinged" during the campaign. The former president gave her the derogatory nickname of "birdbrain."
Haley went on to endorse Trump for the 2024 election. In an editorial piece published in the Wall Street Journaltwo days before Election Day, Haley wrote: "I don't agree with Mr. Trump 100 percent of the time. But I do agree with him most of the time, and I disagree with [Kamala] Harris nearly all the time. That makes this an easy call."
Trump has confirmed some names who will be joining his Cabinet when he returns to the White House in 2025.
Susan Wiles, Trump's 2024 campaign manager, has been announced as his next chief of staff.
The president-elect also said Sunday night that the former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Tom Homan, would serve as "border czar" in his second administration.
"I've known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all deportations of illegal aliens back to their country of origin," Trump posted on Truth Social.
"Congratulations to Tom. I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and long-awaited, job."
Several other members of Trump's previous Cabinet, including his vice president Mike Pence and ex-national security adviser John Bolton, are also unlikely to be returning next year after becoming vocal critics of the former president.
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