Pompeo Announces He’s Not Running for Senate in Kansas: ‘It’s Ruled Out’

‘I’m going to be the secretary of state as long as President Trump gives me the opportunity to serve as America’s senior diplomat’

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MELVIN: "While I have you here, really quickly; 2020, just around the corner. There has been some talk that perhaps Mike Pompeo might return to Kansas to run for an open Senate seat there."
POMPEO: "I love Kansas. I'm going to be the secretary of state as long as President Trump gives me the opportunity to serve as America's senior diplomat."
MELVIN: "No interest in being the senator of Kansas?"
POMPEO: "I love doing what I’m doing. And I have great 75,000 warriors out around the world, trying to deliver for the American people."
MELVIN: "Sounds like you’re not ruling it out."
POMPEO: "It’s -- it's -- it's ruled out. I -- I’m -- I'm here. I’m loving it."

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