I just read that according to the below source, his security detail cost American taxpayers $2,000,000.00 per month! (Two million dollars per mo.)
NewsNation obtained sensitive but unclassified documents that show the cost of protecting Pompeo and one of his aides ballooned in 2021 from nearly $700,000 to more than $2 million each month. About 90% of those public dollars go to Pompeo’s security.
That $2 million mostly covers “vehicle and travel costs for Pompeo’s security agents and his own extensive travel for paid speeches and public events,” according to the documents obtained by NewsNation.
It’s not uncommon for former officials to go on book tours or travel for paid speeches, retired Diplomatic Service Agent Mark Hipp said. But when there’s a credible threat, announcing when and where you’ll be somewhere puts lives at risk, he added.
“There’s a stark difference between a national security mission that’s important for us and then a discretionary trip,” Hipp said. “In all things, especially if there’s a threat from a state sponsor, you’d have to be concerned.”
That’s particularly true when the trip is for personal gain, Hipp said.
Pompeo nets about six figures per speech.
“Most secretaries if not all pretty much do this stuff,” Hipp said. “It’s to what extreme they do it.”
Below is a look at just some of Pompeo’s domestic travels from April to July of 2022. Many of the appearances were announced ahead of time, a factor that Hipp said makes security’s job more complicated.
NewsNation learned that before this year, Congress limited how much it spent on security for former state department officials to $15 million annually. After Pompeo’s detail nearly doubled that amount, Congress rewrote its budget, this year providing as much as $30 million.
Has there actually been an 'official' announcement of this? All I have seen is simply based on reports by MSM organs from anonymous sources 'familiar with the matter', as they usually say about just about anything.
His security detail may have been removed, but I don't know that this is "official".
However, I think it needs to be emphasized that the revoking of the security details is evidence or proof that Pompeo is dirty. Some people are asserting that, which I think it patently ridiculous, myself. At some point, security details have to be removed. Leaping to say, "Look! His security was removed! That's proof that DJT thinks Pompeo is a dirty deepstate scumbag traitor!!!" is idiotic. IMO.
Also, the security was maintained during the Biden era, JUST LIKE so many critical and important EOs that Trump put in to place, and which Biden mysteriously refused to rescind. Funny that, right?
I just read that according to the below source, his security detail cost American taxpayers $2,000,000.00 per month! (Two million dollars per mo.)
NewsNation obtained sensitive but unclassified documents that show the cost of protecting Pompeo and one of his aides ballooned in 2021 from nearly $700,000 to more than $2 million each month. About 90% of those public dollars go to Pompeo’s security.
That $2 million mostly covers “vehicle and travel costs for Pompeo’s security agents and his own extensive travel for paid speeches and public events,” according to the documents obtained by NewsNation.
It’s not uncommon for former officials to go on book tours or travel for paid speeches, retired Diplomatic Service Agent Mark Hipp said. But when there’s a credible threat, announcing when and where you’ll be somewhere puts lives at risk, he added.
“There’s a stark difference between a national security mission that’s important for us and then a discretionary trip,” Hipp said. “In all things, especially if there’s a threat from a state sponsor, you’d have to be concerned.”
That’s particularly true when the trip is for personal gain, Hipp said.
Pompeo nets about six figures per speech.
“Most secretaries if not all pretty much do this stuff,” Hipp said. “It’s to what extreme they do it.”
Below is a look at just some of Pompeo’s domestic travels from April to July of 2022. Many of the appearances were announced ahead of time, a factor that Hipp said makes security’s job more complicated.
NewsNation learned that before this year, Congress limited how much it spent on security for former state department officials to $15 million annually. After Pompeo’s detail nearly doubled that amount, Congress rewrote its budget, this year providing as much as $30 million.
Source: https://www.newsnationnow.com/investigation/pompeos-security-detail-costs-taxpayers-millions-month/
revoked and no more.
Has there actually been an 'official' announcement of this? All I have seen is simply based on reports by MSM organs from anonymous sources 'familiar with the matter', as they usually say about just about anything.
His security detail may have been removed, but I don't know that this is "official".
Doesn’t look like it. Bolton confirmed he lost his but I’m not seeing anything for Pompeo.
Right? Me either. It seems that in no way has this been publicly confirmed, either from Pompeo or from team DJT.
Edit: Trump appears to confirm in a roundabout statement. https://youtu.be/ttMxYsRlVaY?si=FHycHJirpkvGlg_C&t=1031
However, I think it needs to be emphasized that the revoking of the security details is evidence or proof that Pompeo is dirty. Some people are asserting that, which I think it patently ridiculous, myself. At some point, security details have to be removed. Leaping to say, "Look! His security was removed! That's proof that DJT thinks Pompeo is a dirty deepstate scumbag traitor!!!" is idiotic. IMO.
Also, the security was maintained during the Biden era, JUST LIKE so many critical and important EOs that Trump put in to place, and which Biden mysteriously refused to rescind. Funny that, right?