Former President Donald Trump announced Saturday that neocons Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley won’t be invited back to serve in his second administration.
Pompeo served as Trump’s Secretary of State and CIA Director, and Haley served as UN Ambassador during Trump’s first term.
“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation. I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social.
Alex Jones reacts to Trump’s announcement:
BREAKING: Trump Preemptively Fires Deep State Snakes Pompeo And Haley Break Out The Champagne pic.twitter.com/ODgiWARl6Z
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) November 10, 2024
The announcement was welcome news among Trump’s America First supporters, who had been quick to point out Pompeo had supported the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago and special counsel Jack Smith’s subsequent classified documents case against the former president.
POMPEO DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS VIDEO❗️
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) November 8, 2024
Mike Pompeo Supported Mar-a-Lago Raid & Jack Smith’s Probe Into Trump in Phony Documents Case pic.twitter.com/QPe9gAl8wW
In 2023, Mike Pompeo BASHED Donald Trump as an unserious leader during a Fox News interview.
— Grant Taylor (@grantltaylor) November 9, 2024
We must keep this traitor far away from the White House!#NoPompeo pic.twitter.com/KpTilfsevK
Pompeo had also pushed for a plan to assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was freed from the UK’s Belmarsh prison in June after 5 years on top of a previous 7 years trapped in the Ecuadorian embassy.
Julian Assange outs Mike Pompeo and the CIA. This is huge. pic.twitter.com/JWjZ0wb5zc
— Freyja™ (@FreyjaTarte) October 1, 2024
Haley, meanwhile, badmouthed Trump not just during the fleeting Republican primary but also in the days leading up to the 2024 election.
Here is Nikki Haley on Fox News dumping on the Trump campaign just 1 week out from the election
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 7, 2024
She said that Trump needed to stop "this bromance, masculinity stuff"
Low prop young men were the margin of victory in multiple states pic.twitter.com/AZuYgmWzWA
Trump in May had already shot down speculation that Haley could join his next administration, saying she wasn’t “under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!”
This is a good start for the incoming Trump administration and a sign neocons won’t have the same influence they did the first time around.