Mike Pompeo on Anti-ICE Protests, National Guard Deployment, and US-China Relations

Response to Anti-ICE Protests in Los Angeles

• 🛡️ Mike Pompeo supports the mobilization of the National Guard and potentially active-duty Marines to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles amid anti-ICE protests.
• ⚠️ He emphasizes that the government's fundamental duty is to protect law enforcement officers and people from violent assaults, referencing the uncontrolled events of summer 2020.
• 🚨 The deployment is seen as a necessary measure to prevent a recurrence of past unrest and to ensure public safety.

Border Security and Unvetted Immigrants

• 🛂 Pompeo connects the protests to broader issues of border security, stating that allowing unvetted individuals into the country leads to problems like those seen in Southern California.
• 🚫 He criticulates the idea that travel bans are racial or religious, asserting they are based on countries with poor record-keeping and inability to verify identities.
• 📈 The presence of individuals on terror watch lists and attempts at agro-terrorism by entities like the Chinese Communist Party highlight the extreme security risks.

Foreign Nationals and US Institutions

• 🎓 Pompeo expresses concern over the large number of students from the Chinese Communist Party studying in the US, suggesting these slots could be filled by allied nations or Americans.
• 🔒 He advocates for knowing why foreign nationals are in the US, what they are studying, and how they use their learned knowledge, especially concerning intellectual property theft and economic competition.
• ⚖️ The Trump administration's efforts to rebalance the relationship with China and prevent infiltration of US institutions are viewed positively.

US-China Trade and EU Relations

• 🤝 Pompeo is hopeful that the EU will unify its positions to forge a strong economic relationship with the United States.
• 🇺🇸 Such a unified relationship could benefit the US by opening markets for American products, like agriculture from Kansas.
• 🌐 A strong US-EU economic alliance could also collectively push back against the Chinese Communist Party.