CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been nominated by President Trump to be the next Secretary of State. Among the Democrats opposed is Sen. Jeanne Sheehan, who gave these reasons:
I cannot support Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to serve as Secretary of State. My statement: pic.twitter.com/F9U3tMDWGR
— Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) April 17, 2018
Is Pompeo up for the Secretary of State job, or to be the next president of Planned Parenthood?
Wow… Shaheen to oppose Pompeo for CIA director because he is against murdering babies. https://t.co/kRGLBgquJU
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) April 18, 2018
Yeah, basically. And then some:
https://twitter.com/ManicottiNinja/status/986657682416439296
https://twitter.com/lybr3/status/986666970111193091
But, as you might guess, Planned Parenthood & NARAL are totally on board with an abortion litmus test for Secretary of State nominees:
Thank you, @SenatorShaheen, for standing up for women, LGBTQ, and Muslim communities! We need a secretary of state who protects #humanrights — not tramples them. #StopPompeo https://t.co/liEdtho58u
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) April 18, 2018
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We share @SenatorShaheen's deep concerns about Mike Pompeo and appreciate her leadership in speaking out publicly on her "no" vote to #StopPompeo.
Thank you @SenatorShaheen! https://t.co/P4RVZ6a19e
— NARAL (@NARAL) April 17, 2018
Priorities!
Because, after all, who care about North Korea…. https://t.co/L1qni2i6Ex
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) April 18, 2018
Meh.
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