Sen. Todd Young: Pompeo Earned the Support

CAMEROTA Let s move ░░░░░░░░ to what s happening ░░░░░░░░ The Senate Foreign Relations ░░░░░░░░ will vote on whether ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo s nomination as ░░░░░░░░ of state can move ░░░░░░░░ He could become the ░░░░░░░░ nominee of secretary of ░░░░░░░░ to not win support ░░░░░░░░ your committee Are you ░░░░░░░░ with the process moving ░░░░░░░░ if it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the confidence of your ░░░░░░░░ YOUNG Yeah I am ░░░░░░░░ I mean Mike Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ someone who I personally ░░░░░░░░ I served with him ░░░░░░░░ six years in the ░░░░░░░░ S House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ s incredibly intelligent finishing ░░░░░░░░ in his class at ░░░░░░░░ Point He s proven ░░░░░░░░ not just in the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives as a ░░░░░░░░ matter expert in this ░░░░░░░░ but he s earned ░░░░░░░░ confidence and the support ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States very important if ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ chief diplomat of our ░░░░░░░░ He s also earned ░░░░░░░░ respect of foreign leaders ░░░░░░░░ and foe alike because ░░░░░░░░ s had to deal ░░░░░░░░ them And by all ░░░░░░░░ that I hear he ░░░░░░░░ done quite well within ░░░░░░░░ Central Intelligence Agency He ░░░░░░░░ the support of 90 ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues and as ░░░░░░░░ was being voted into ░░░░░░░░ particular position So you ░░░░░░░░ though there may be ░░░░░░░░ one off Republican who ░░░░░░░░ t supportive crosstalk CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ Paul YOUNG Their embrace ░░░░░░░░ a different type of ░░░░░░░░ policy I respect that ░░░░░░░░ to have nearly across ░░░░░░░░ board democratic opposition strikes ░░░░░░░░ as unfortunate and unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ when CAMEROTA But do ░░░░░░░░ think it s just ░░░░░░░░ John Kerry crosstalk CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ But do you think ░░░░░░░░ John Kerry and Hillary ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA Yeah YOUNG Both ░░░░░░░░ 90 votes CAMEROTA Yeah ░░░░░░░░ are you saying it ░░░░░░░░ political You think that ░░░░░░░░ Democratic the Democratic critics ░░░░░░░░ his you think are ░░░░░░░░ doing this as a ░░░░░░░░ move They don t ░░░░░░░░ real exceptions to some ░░░░░░░░ the things that he ░░░░░░░░ said say about Muslim ░░░░░░░░ YOUNG Well I have ░░░░░░░░ to hear any reason ░░░░░░░░ forward that I find ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot of ░░░░░░░░ that can explain a ░░░░░░░░ for him for director ░░░░░░░░ central intelligence and a ░░░░░░░░ vote against him related ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state I ░░░░░░░░ open to those arguments ░░░░░░░░ I respect my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ everyone has to make ░░░░░░░░ own decision but it ░░░░░░░░ appear that at least ░░░░░░░░ some instances this is ░░░░░░░░ Now let me commend ░░░░░░░░ Heitkamp she is a ░░░░░░░░ who has publicly announced ░░░░░░░░ she will be supporting ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo for this position ░░░░░░░░ look again everyone has ░░░░░░░░ make their own decisions ░░░░░░░░ ll make mine moving ░░░░░░░░