Honestly with Bari Weiss

Power and Politics with Mike Pompeo

Jul 1, 2022

In this conversation with Mike Pompeo, the former CIA director and Secretary of State, he dives into the intertwined nature of domestic and foreign politics, underscoring how conflicts abroad influence the American landscape. He discusses the roots of the Ukraine crisis, Biden’s energy diplomacy with Saudi Arabia amid rising gas prices, and the implications of TikTok on national security. Pompeo also addresses election integrity and the state of the GOP, hinting at his future political ambitions while dissecting the complexities of U.S.-China dynamics.

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Episode notes

Intro

6min

The Roots and Ramifications of the Ukraine Conflict

17min

Biden's Balancing Act: U.S.-Saudi Relations and the Energy Crisis

11min

Debating Afghanistan: Withdrawal and Responsibility

3min

TikTok and the Threat of Chinese Influence

16min

Shifting Global Power Dynamics

5min

Election Integrity and Democracy

6min

Rapid Reflections on Politics and Security

3min

With everything going on here at home you can be forgiven for not focusing on what’s going on in Mariupol or Hong Kong.

But what’s going on in those faraway places has a profound impact on us. For evidence of that truth, look no further than Wuhan. Or at the current price of gas.

The point is that there is little distinction between domestic and foreign politics. If you are the world’s superpower—and at least for now we still appear to be—they are profoundly connected.

That’s the case former CIA head and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes in my conversation with him today. In this wide-ranging and frank conversation, Pompeo answers my questions about China, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Iran. But also: the stop the steal movement, the future of the GOP and whether or not he’s running for president.

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