Senate Approval of Mike Pompeo’s Secretary of State Nomination Would Spell Disaster for Planet Earth

A statement by national organizations urging the U.S. Senate to reject Mike Pompeo's nomination for Secretary of State, citing his climate change denial, hawkish foreign policy views, and record on human rights.

• The authors argue that Mike Pompeo is unfit for the role of Secretary of State because he is a "climate-denying warmonger" who denies the basic science of climate change and has a history of advocating for military strikes on Iran.
• The document claims Pompeo's political career was heavily funded by the Koch brothers, leading to his description of Barack Obama's engagement with the U.N. Paris Climate Agreement as "bow(ing) down to radical environmentalists."
• Despite National Intelligence Assessments and the Department of Defense identifying climate change as a national security threat, Pompeo previously described such a view as "ignorant, dangerous, and absolutely unbelievable."
• The authors assert that Pompeo's record on human and civil rights is disqualifying, specifically citing "deeply troubling views" regarding the rights of women, LGBTQ individuals, and Muslims.

APA

Fox, A. (2018). Senate Approval of Mike Pompeo’s Secretary of State Nomination Would Spell Disaster for Planet Earth. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/blog/senate-approval-mike-pompeos-secretary-state-nomination-spell-disaster-planet-earth/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. Senate Approval of Mike Pompeo’s Secretary of State Nomination Would Spell Disaster for Planet Earth. Friends of the Earth, 2018. https://foe.org/blog/senate-approval-mike-pompeos-secretary-state-nomination-spell-disaster-planet-earth/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fox2018senate, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{Senate Approval of Mike Pompeo’s Secretary of State Nomination Would Spell Disaster for Planet Earth}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://foe.org/blog/senate-approval-mike-pompeos-secretary-state-nomination-spell-disaster-planet-earth/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }