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Under the "Secretary of State" section, "Foreign Policy" subsection, paragraph 1, sentence 5, change "inspector generals" to "inspectors general". Jabaswear ( talk) 21:11, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
As was widely reported Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recounted to an audience at Texas A&M University that when he was head of the Central Intelligence Agency he was responsible for "lying, cheating and stealing" to benefit the United States. "Like we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment." The notoriety of the comment stream will most likely stand out as a highlight of an American manager who is in the peak of his career. The comment should be included in the article on Mike Pompeo, he intended the statement to be as controversial as possible for his own benefit. No value judgement on whether this is hurtful or helpful to his autobiographical entry should be used to determime whether it should or should not be included in the article here on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.58.220.236 ( talk) 19:39, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
The author of the WIKIPEDIA post on Mike Pompeo stated that Sec. Pompeo sat on the sidelines while President Trump harassed State Department Personnel. First, All of the people at State work at the pleasure of the President. Second, The alleged harassment of State Department employees is nothing more the Liberal Media talking points and does not meet the criteria of a WIKIPEDIA post. It is a biased statement, not taking into consideration the lack of loyalty of some State Department Personnel. In on case a female embassy person refused to carry out directives of the President. That person was reassigned and not fired, hardly harassment. Another case involved State Department personnel falsely testify against the President, but when ask to produce evidence, they seem to have none. (Ref. Trump's first impeachment).
Second. There has been no WIKI Post of President Clinton firing all Republican Federal Prosecutors (I learned this from my Georgia Air National Guard Commander who was also a Federal Prosecutor until President Clinton fired all of the Republican Prosecutors) or the systematic purge of Conservative Senior Military Officers under Obama and Biden, (This I observed just watching the news as a rash of long time trusted Generals began to be systematically removed on one frivolous charge or another) the latest being Gen Matthew Lohmeier, who was relieved of his command at the newly formed Space Force, not because he was deficient in any way but, because he holds a different view than the current mob view of LGBT, CRT, BLM, Marxism, 1619 Project than the Left Leaning Officers advanced under Obama and Biden. Now that is harassment. By the by, his book, "Irresistible Revolution" is an excellent read, underlining many of the things I have watched creep into American society. <CBS, NBC><Fox News Top General Fired><PBS><NewsMax/Matthew Lohmeier>
"Last night, Fox News' Brit Hume kicked off his show by criticizing the media for "news stories reporting that the Bush administration had considered firing all 93 U.S. attorneys across the country [that] failed to mention that that is exactly what Bill Clinton did soon after taking office back in 1993." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-is-this-us-attorney-purge-unprecedented-or-not/
https://www.google.com/search?q=US+Generals+fired+since+2008&rlz=1C1ASVC_enUS917US918&oq=US+Generals+fired+since+2008&aqs=chrome..69i57.25086j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Whether it is the military schools and academies teaching Marxist Doctrine or the bleed over from Public Universities that have gone so far left that a Conservative cannot speak on campus, the results are evident in this article on Sec. Pompeo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.126.21 ( talk) 11:01, June 21, 2021 (UTC)
nothing more the Liberal Media talking points, claiming that conservatives are silenced on college campus), some whataboutism, and other such baseless complaints. But the criticism about the phrase "standing on the sidelines" is somewhat merited. I see that the statement was added on New Years Day by Snooganssnoogans and is sourced to an LA Times article that says
When Trump dispatched his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, last year in an to attempt to dig up dirt on his anticipated Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in Ukraine, Pompeo stood on the sidelines. The president ultimately tried to pressure the Ukrainian president to launch an investigation of Biden’s son Hunter in exchange for releasing desperately needed military aid. “Letting Rudy Giuliani become secretary of State for Ukraine — to serve political purposes that were clearly illegal — will always be Pompeo’s most shameful moment,” said Stephen Sestanovich, a diplomacy scholar at Columbia University and a Council on Foreign Relations fellow.I think the article would be improved by removing "standing on the sidelines", LA Times' framing, and adding more explicitly that Pompeo stood by and allowed Rudy to conduct foreign policy in his stead, or some other wording like that. – Muboshgu ( talk) 20:13, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
I am pretty sure that the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division wasn't in West Germany "From 1986 to 1991"??? Can someone provide some help in this matter; I can't find additional sources. I think it should state that Mr. Pompeo served in Germany AND with the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the U.S. Karagory ( talk) 21:15, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
I am not disputing the claims made on the first few paragraphs, nor am I trying to claim they did or did not happen. However, I do feel like they are worded in a more aggressive way than a wiki page that is neutral should have. I say that we ought to move some of the claims about using the office for campaigning, pressuring state dept officials into resigning, and praising dictators into his Secretary of State subsection, and 1) replacing the introduction with more neutral sentences, and 2) using more than the one Los Angeles times source to describe his tenure as the Secretary of State. Again, this isn't about my personal criticisms against Pompeo or his page, or defending him in some way. I just feel that it is not in following with the neutrality that should be upheld, no matter how controversial or hated the figure. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks a bunch! -- Negrong502 ( talk) 02:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
If there is a problem with "diction/word choice" then we should talk about that. What is not an acceptable outcome is to wholly remove a bunch of well-sourced material. Several episodes in the deleted content are highly noteworthy points in Pompeo's career: the IG investigations and IG firing, for one, and the attacks against the U.S. diplomats in Ukraine. Neutrality talk 22:25, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
This introduction is so absurdly biased and is really just everything wrong with Wikipedia right now. A complete partisan embarrassment. Saying "oh well look at these MSM links that back this up" doesn't actually excuse that at all. 73.202.55.223 ( talk) 18:02, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
This is why Wikipedia has lost all credibility. The description is slanted and biased against Secretary Pompeo You have abandoned all pretense of neutrality. 2603:9000:6809:5854:94D5:4CA7:F8F8:62AA ( talk) 05:01, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Yes, this is Wikipedia at its worst: dominated by zealots who obsessively cite biased sources to create an overall negative picture of somebody whose ideology does not meet with their approval. This is why Wikipedia is only good for dates and basic facts: its analysis is always heavily skewed towards the lazy and cloistered faculty lounge consensus. 104.174.245.161 ( talk) 17:02, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ktack.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 04:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
162.217.120.37 ( talk) 13:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC) Please note the items in CAPITAL LETTERS since the highlight/bold features did not work. This is a direct copy from your article on Mike Pompeo. I don't even have to know of him to see that this is an extremely unprofessional, slighted article. The far majority of this print is not a neutral point of view that you hold valuable. Wow! This verges on opinions such as flouting norms and inexperienced political appointees, to name a couple. This is very obviously suggesting that he is a bad person - one who is still alive and is now being slandered. Please correct this. It is very much not necessary to put in here.
.....Kansas's 4th congressional district. He was a Kansas representative on the Republican National Committee. Pompeo is also a member of the Tea Party movement within the Republican Party.[2]
ONCE A CRITIC OF DONALD TRUMP, WHOM HE CALLED AN "AUTHORITARIAN", POMPEO BECAME ONE OF HIS BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.....after Trump became the Republican nominee in the 2016 presidential election.[3][4] President Donald Trump appointed Pompeo director of the Central Intelligence Agency in January 2017. Trump promoted Pompeo to secretary of state in March 2018, with Pompeo succeeding Rex Tillerson after his dismissal.[5] Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2018, in a 57–42 vote[6][7][8] and was sworn in the same day, becoming the first Italian American to serve as the United States secretary of state.[9] During his tenure as secretary of state, Pompeo was described as among the staunchest Trump loyalists in the Cabinet.[4] During his tenure, HE REPEATEDLY FLOUTED NORMS AND PROTOCOLS FOLLOWED BY HIS PREDECESSORS. THESE INCLUDED USING HIS OFFICE TO CAMPAIGN FOR TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION OFFICIALS, FIRING AND CRITICIZING STATE DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS GENERAL, AND STANDING ON TH SIDELINES WHILE TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES HARASSED CAREER DIPLOMATS. (4) A STATE DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FOUND MORE THAN 100 INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT WHERE POMPEO REQUESTED THAT STATE DEPARTMENT STAFF PERFORM PERSONAL ERRANDS FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE (10) UNDER POPEO'S TENUE, CAREER STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS QUIT, WERE FORCED INTO RETIREMENT OR FIRED, AND WERE REPLACED BY INEXPERIENCED POLITICAL APPOINTEES. (11)
Pompeo was the first United States Secretary of State to negotiate with terrorist.
Bias 104.181.39.0 ( talk) 04:50, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
Someone should add links to his recent statements praising Vladimir Putin 174.16.161.212 ( talk) 02:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
He has also criticized Biden for his handling of the Ukraine situ but unsurprisingly none of that makes it onto Wikipedia. ENOUGH WITH LIBERAL BIAS. UNLOCK THE PAGE OR EDIT WITH A NEUTRAL POINT OF VIEW!! SHAME ON YOU. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 36.11.228.41 ( talk) 02:13, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
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This page reflects political bias which is not befitting a factual website. Regardless of the editor's opinions about the politician, the facts must be presented with an unbiased language. For example, in the introduction summary of Mike Pompeo, he is described as a "staunchest Trump loyalist" in the cabinet, which is not a factual statement, but an opinion in a language which reflects the editor's negative opinion. Additionally, it describes the subject as one who "routinely flouted norms and protocols", which adds opinion to a factual piece. If the editor wishes to express their opinion, they are free to use Facebook or start a blog. 165.91.13.255 ( talk) 14:22, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
Pompeo, his slave owner trump a a few equal scum in congress are traitors and enter history as betrayers of this country, with their joining Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shame! You will pay. 2601:185:8200:2130:4C75:8F05:D98A:C0DA ( talk) 15:30, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
The way this “intro” is worded is biased and inflammatory. Wiki asks foe “donations” all the time and it is clear to be leftist and in appropriate in content. 2600:1700:2C80:4A00:4529:A0B2:B9E3:C658 ( talk) 14:57, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
he send forces in Afghanistan and killed innocent people there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.152.240.66 ( talk) 09:25, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
The lead says, “A State Department Inspector General report found more than 100 instances of misconduct where Pompeo requested that State Department staff perform personal errands for him and his wife.” This is not supported by the body of the article, so I’m thinking of simply moving it down to the body of the article. According to an NBC News report, the department’s inspector general merely concluded that the behavior was “inconsistent” with regulations rather than a clear violation, and thus the IG report “recommended that the State Department clarify its policies to better define” what’s not allowed and what the penalties will be. It’s unclear if Pompeo would have been penalized if the IG report had been issued while Pompeo was still in office, but it seems improbable given that people aren’t normally penalized for mere inconsistencies, and given that the IG acknowledged that the rules needed to be beefed up. So I support putting this matter into the body of the article, but I think there are plenty of much more good and bad things for the lead to discuss. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 10:14, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
The lead says, "Under Pompeo's tenure, career State Department officials quit, were forced into retirement or fired, and were replaced by inexperienced political appointees." This is supported by an LA Times article that says, "Numerous career foreign service officers have quit, been forced into retirement or fired. They were often replaced by inexperienced political appointees. And the number of applicants for the service has plummeted, meaning the pool for future diplomats is shrinking." I wonder (1) what other sources have to say about this stuff, (2) whether the "shrinking number of applicants" is one of the reasons for relying more on political appointees, (3) how different Pompeo's tenure was from his predecessors in terms of job turnover. I will look into these matters, and whether this stuff stays in the lead will depend on the answers. Certainly, Pompeo's tenure has been praised by some people for some things, such as the Abraham Accords, and I'd think some of that could be mentioned in the lead, instead of only negative stuff. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 10:35, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
On a related issue of text not comporting with the sources, Anythingyouwant, your recent edit says Pompeo "besmirched" Yovanovich. The cited source does not say this. Multiple RS accounts say that in the face of GIuliani and others besmirching her and great distress within the State Department over such actions, Pompeo did nothing to stifle the attacks or to restore ordinary course functioning of the diplomatic corps. Quite a different matter. SPECIFICO talk 18:56, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
Per WP:WHENNOTCITE, footnotes are often omitted from the lead. Since everything in the lead has to be supported by the article body, and that stuff in the article body has to be footnoted, it’s often superfluous and duplicative to have footnotes in the lead. In this instance, I think the lead also looks a lot cleaner and simpler without the footnotes. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 09:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
User:SPECIFICO recently made
this edit to the lead: “Pompeo also echoed Trump's false claims about the election from the Secretary of State podium on November 10, 2020 but was actively transitioning to Democratic control a month later.”
SPECIFICO’s edit summary is as follows: “This is not supported by article text. It only says he met Blinken after the failed insurrection, but even then does not address the degree of coopereation in the transition.” Here is what the cited source (dated December 15. 2020) says:
The transition process at the department -- which is being carried out by Biden's State Department landing team and career officials at the department -- is described as jam-packed and moving along rapidly, but there is still a feeling that everything is a little bit behind where it should be due to the delayed start, two sources familiar with the transition explain to CNN.
So I’m mystified why this does not support the deleted material. Our article’s body says this: “As of December 15, 2020, the transition at the State Department to the new Democratic administration was described as jam-packed and moving along rapidly following the delayed start.” So I am perplexed about SPECIFICO’s edit. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 01:07, 27 May 2022 (UTC)