Senate Confirms C.I.A. Chief Mike Pompeo to Be Secretary of State

[Baclava]

WASHINGTON — The Senate easily confirmed Mike Pompeo on Thursday as the United States’ 70th secretary of state, elevating the current C.I.A. director and an outspoken foreign policy hawk to be the nation’s top diplomat.

In the end, the 57-to-42 tally lacked the drama of other nail-biting confirmation votes in the Trump era. This week, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, the nominee’s main Republican antagonist, bowed to pressure from President Trump to drop his objections. Ultimately, seven members of the Senate Democratic caucus — five of whom face re-election this year in states that Mr. Trump won in 2016 — joined a united Republican conference to support Mr. Pompeo’s confirmation.



https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/mike-pompeo-secretary-of-state.html

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No drama

[kimbutgar]

1. Too bad Du got rid of the vomit smilies.

[Initech]

2. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!