America. This book does that, and why it is important too the title never give an inch fighting for the america i love. That is why you to things that keep mark safe, you cant give an inch, once you compromise and round the corners. The secular left. Progressives they will take a mile, we cant let America Begin to erode in that way, well wake up some day, america will look fundamentally different than what your founders bequeathed to us. Mike is a man of convictions. And principles. Not afraid to stant up to the staup stand up to status quo or make harder decisions. I had a lot of dealings with the secretary, i spent a lot of time with Diplomatic Missions with him. I can tell you every time mike was in the room, people knew america was there. We always knew who our boss was, the American People, we have to get it right for america, we could never take risks that would put us in a place. We shorthanded this america first, but it was thinking about america, as this most important place. Its people, and americas place in the world as most important nation among all. When you work with mike. He is so focused on outcomes and results, less about the activities, it doesnt matter the actions or meetings you sat in, it is did we get the results for the American People . That is his focus. Wherever mike was, people knew that america was strength, he projected strength, and leadership and courage. I am sanctioned by the Chinese Communist party, that is sending a message to me. But what they are really doing telling the folk us who come behind me, if you behave like that guy well come after you and iranians sending a message to my successor, dont behave like mike pompeo did, if you do, we will threaten your life, this is not about mike this is about america, make sure we dont let the bad guys change the way we think every day, about acting is seriousness and thoughtfulness to protect our nation, the things we did that cause need be pan sanctions push back against Chinese Communist party and seriousness we took with threat from russia and effort to we took to protect, america and israel and the world from the regime in iran. Successfully executed a flawless Precision Strike that killed the number one terrorist in the world. They were righteous actions, we got them right, now i have a lot of security helping keep me safe, it impacts your the way you roll, hard to go to 7eleven at midnight to pick up cough syrup, they are small sacrific sacrifices. Have been threats against a number of senior american officials, we have to live with the consequence of that. The decisions that we make in office. We had the iranians renew their threat to assassinate those that were involved in soleimani buy. Threat is not go away any time soon. Far and away greatest threat to u. S. From South Sioutside our country is Chinese Communist party under the leadership of xi jinping, they want us to live differently in america, that is not how they run the she inside, they want america to live like them. I think Secretary Pompeo was one of the leading voices of calling out this threat that is the Chinese Communist party. It is the conflict of the century. It is not won in a yearo ro or two or three it requires acknowledgment. The threat to country our way of life, liberty and things we hold dear, they come from beijing and communist party of china, which is lead by now dec dictator for life. What you are doing your them back at home, it seems far away, Chinese Communist party is inside the gates, they are here today, they are working in our schools. In our universities systems. We just saw they give 50 Million Dollars to the think tank that then Vice President biden was running, they didnt give 50 Million Dollars to the pennbiden think tank because they liked penn or they wanted American Students in penn to have a better life, to influence. To change the way that it thought about the world. And they are doing it across the country. Chinese communist party has asymptomatic ways of systemic way of identifying critical a. I. Intellectual property to help their strays in china com compete. This not just a party or dec dirdictator, they have expansive global a a ia. Bishon. Mike and i were in lockstep. We not had someone like xi for a long time, my meetings with mihm were not pleasant. I was pretty directed, he was equally direct back to me. And it was clear, we understood that these two nations were not partners or competitors but because of xi, not because of america. They would be adversaries until such time as china ceased threatens fundamental rights of every u. S. E citizen. We have to stand up to Chinese Communist party our way of lawyer. Life ar are of at stake. It is too important for expus ous and our allies it is the philippines and our friends in india. And all of them are under threat from china how we thought about relationship to demand reciprocity. Tell us how you treat our folks well treat yours the same way, whether than American Company trying to do, in china, same way a Chinese Company to do business in urs. Today, a chinese Diplomat Roams across america. We impose same requirements on chinese diplomats in washington, people said you cant do that. And we called chinese diplomats said. Here of restriction on american diplomat in china, and you, we want to make sure it is reciprocal. Fox news alert 80 million americans now under stay at home orders. New york city has more cases anyone italy of third of all cases. Deadly chinese Coronavirus Plague continues to spread. We should neverrer i for get Chinese Communist party knew they had a lethal, contagious virus, they put Tens Of Thousands of people on airplanes and traveled across the world spreading the viewer to us the world. Virus to the world that was dangerous and resulted in deaths of millions of people. The virus almost certainly escaped from the laboratory in wuhan. That Chinese Communist party is responsible for all that has followed from that. One thing that Secretary Pompeo did is call out the tremendous impact that covid that originated in wuhan and fact they never allowed our inspectors to come in and look at, that and kept that information away from the world, which created so much damage. One thing about mike at out sit of crise, we warned president on january 28, i said to president this is the Biggest National security crise hes faces as president. February of 20. Front end of wuhan virus unleashed in america, i was on call. President , was expeeki speaking with xi, he was very unhapp unhappy with me, he used to opportunity to remind president he had leveraging too. When phone call ended, the president reminded me, that guy doesnt like you, i knew that already. I went quiet for a while, we needed to make sure we did everything right in u. S. And got the work done. This is as close as i came to getting fired. Or potentially fired. Im a screen addicted tween. And, if im not posting on social media, i dont feel seen. Hey mom. Look mom oh my god mom. You gotta look at this. Nope. Keeping my eyes on the road is paying off with drivewise. Post about that. Boring. Oh say cheese no, thank you. Unblock me stop [screech] that was awesome hey whats your . Ill tag you. Get drivewise from allstate and save 40 for avoiding mayhem like me. You may be Secretary Of State or cia director but this is about america, why your duty to protect. We didnt get to right every day. But we were focused on the right mission. We never gave an inch with things that truly mattered for america. If you understand the essence of mike pompeo it revolves around his faith. His family, and the love he has for his family and around his unwavering belief in this noble and granted experience we call the United States of america. He lives to nurture and protect that idea. My mother was from kansas my father from new mexico, neither graduated from college, but they understood if you worked hard and told the truth, not everyone day but good things would happen, that was deat deeply buried in what they taught me, i knew quickly that i wanted a well you build teams, you need to bring people around you who see the world the same way, they will not grant favors because they like someone. They are looking for how can i build my team in a way that achieves what it is my boss told me to get done. I have known michael most 40 years, we were 18yearold freshman needs at west point, we shared the same major. We got to be Design Partners in a lot of areas. Every time we had a project, it would be due in 3 weeks. Mike would say lets go work on the project. Id say, well, not due for another 3 weeks. And he was always way ahead. Always just, so prepared for everything he has ever done. That is the hallmark of him and why he ended up graduated number one in our class, no one will out work mike pompeo. If west point taught me anything is that good leaders are down with their teams in trenches doing the hard work alon alongside them and and sufficient to make good decisionses when the pinch point comes. Thank you very much. Ronald reagan came on the scene about time that mike was in military academy, we were young military officers. He saw the force that was u. S. Military and rebuilt it he had an idea of peace through strength, a Strong America would keep america safe and our allies safe and. From summers from kansas farm and west point and army and my business with my family, i tried to do two things, what is right, my best. As your congressman, that is what ill do. I knew at one. He would lock at Service Beyond his military time, beyond 5 years active duty. And him deciding to run for congress made sent. He wanted to serve. He. Ewanted to make a difference. Nobody yo knew who the heck i was there were 8 people in the race, but we put forward our conception for people of South Central kansas, we got electione 2010. Fox news, decision desk. Has called pennsylvania, for donald trump. This means that donald trump will be the 45 president of the United States. I got reelected to what would have been my fourth term in congress, i was focused on, that i was in washington getting ready to finish out my third term, and received a found call from Vice President elect pence. And he said mike would you think about joining the administration. I said mr. Vice president i just stent a lot of money to get reelected. He said if we found the right thing, he knew it would fall on my heart the right way, i said of course, friday morning they announced my nomination to be cia director. He called said, you are not going to believe this, i got nominated to be direct direct cia, i said what does he know about cook, the woulder in institu Culinary Institute of america, then it dawned on me. I realized what a great fit. For someone with mike a background to do that. I said you will join me. I thought he was joking. I realized, it would be a Tre Tremendous Hon Tor wo honor to work with him in this role. He had given up everything in his life to be part of mission set we were on together for two years, a dear friend, a great patriot and served america well. My goal was to help make mike successful. And the agent successful and advance the security and protion per prosperity. We told cia, they would go out and get to do things they wanted to do, reasons you go to the cia, is not for a safe space, you go to cia because you want to be excellent do hard work, my predecessor, had a very different understanding. He would not use the worth word spying, he said we dont spy, i tell the American People, the cia is best Esp Espionage Organization in the world and were safer for that. We always had our teams back, even when there were days they didnt go the way we wared. We pulled together to save american lives, and that was mark of an impressive colleague. Someone that always put america first. That characterized mikes conduct the whole time in office. I am hopeful when i left the cia, i left it just a little bit better than when i found it. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson latest departure from Trump Administration. I was briefing the president almost every day when i was cia director in town here, asked me to stay. And he said mike im thinking about making a transition, about asking you to be Secretary Of State, would you be willing to serve, like when he asked to be cia director, i was still had so much more work to do at cia, i so believed i was delivering good val Fur Amerivalue for American People but then president said he was thinking about it, it was ease to say yes. And take on what i knew would be a more public role. A broader role. And much more difficult role in so many ways but president asked, it was the right thing to do. There is a biggs b difference between the cia and State Department, it say different mission, you are making policy there working on behalf of the president achieving your Foreign Policy objective ins. They could not be more culturally different, cia thrives on hard missions, taking appropriate risks and delivering measurable outcomes on a timeline that they have been asked to deliver. State department is very department, much bigger in terms of people, its mission is. It was much more frustrating at the State Department. There were far too many people at State Department who called the deep state, when you try town mine the Secretary Of State, and have a theory says he may be secretary but i know more than he does that issue is dangerous in a democracy. The Trump Administration was a tough place to be. I cant tell you how many people came to me, said, oh, you served at cia director just take your 18 months, check the bor box and get on, i never thought about quitting, not for a second. And while we had leaders leave because the president didnt want them we had a handful of folks, they didnt want to stay in the fight. For whatever reasons. And i not not personal, it is about fact they wasnt about to give up a singling second of opportunity to serve single 6 o second of an opportunity to serve, you have a responsibility to stay at it as long as president will give you the leash to do, that until for me i was not going away until he told mer on the good lord took me, it was oner on the other. Shake up on the white house, john bolton is out at National Security advise or. I have known john a long time, he chose to when he left administration, write a book with details that were almost certainly classified. While the administration was still in office, that is dangerous. I think it is a shame, and i think it presentinged a loit presented a lot risk, one should never tell the stories while that administration and to the is nistill in was, this is bad for america. Very concerned about people that work for him. Their families. He wanted to make sure that anyone he sent out overseas had fullbacking of u. S. Government, they would come home to their families, for those of us who work him close, everyone knew that mike knew his brief as well as anyone in room, and always gave you comfort when you sent them out to negotiate on behalf of u. S. My original thing, i told him, i can do this for you, one year was 18 months. Then 18 months to him the Secretary Of State. Saying come over to State Department. And that turned to the 4 years, until at 11 a. M. , on january 20, we walked out of State Department together and made sure we delivered until very last minute on behalf of American People in keeping your folks safe. America deserves to win, i wanted to be a part of helping it win. Republicannal rearonald reagan had the fame out line, we win they lose. Which nfl players depend on sleep number . Boom circle him. All these guys do. Yeah, this beast. Guys who do the griddy do. Turns out 80 of nfl players have a sleep number 360 smart bed. Its gamechanging sleep. Only from sleep number. Region. Back to never give an inch now. When President Trump came to office he was briefed by President Obama that north Korea Nuclear program would prove to be his greatest National Security challenge, it was a huge challenge. Chairman kim was launching rockets. We set about a fundamentally different approach. We knew that th th we tried to create a space to separate. North Korea Program ga got started with the secretary. It was really a trumppompeo effort to engage in diplomacy with north korea, our idea was to show kim jongun there was a future outNuclear Weapons. Whether the cia or State Department w