This morning, CIA director nominee and Kansas representative Mike Pompeo testified in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. And Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, used her time to question Pompeo about his positions on gay marriage and climate change.
Here is the video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P2Ix-oUuSMc
“Your voting record and stated position on gay marriage and the importance of having a traditional family structure for raising children is pretty clear,” Harris said. “Can you commit to me that your personal views on this issue will remain your personal views and will not impact internal policies that you put in place at the CIA?”
After receiving Pompeo’s assurance that he would treat his employees fairly, Harris moved on to the question of climate change. “As the director of CIA, I would prefer today to not get into the details of climate debate and science,” Pompeo said. “My role is going to be so different and unique from that. It is going to be to work alongside warriors keeping Americans safe.”
Unhappy with his response, Harris pressed for a “guarantee” that the two of them would have a follow-up conversation on climate change. Someone’s running for president . . .