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US Senate approves Pompeo as secretary of state

Updated on: 26 April,2018 10:59 PM IST | Washington
AFP |

Pompeo, who has earned Trump's confidence after a year at the CIA, was accused by Democrats of being too bellicose and harbouring deep anti-Muslim and anti-LGBTQ sentiments

Donald Trump

The US Senate voted on Thursday to approve former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state Thursday after a bruising battle by Democrats against President Donald Trump's nominee.

Pompeo, who has earned Trump's confidence after a year at the CIA, was accused by Democrats of being too bellicose and harbouring deep anti-Muslim and anti-LGBTQ sentiments.

The approval came in time for Pompeo to lead the US delegation to NATO foreign minister talks in Brussels this weekend and to arrange a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the coming months.

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