The Senate has just confirmed Mike Pompeo to be the new Secretary of State.
BREAKING NEWS: Senate has votes to confirm Mike Pompeo. pic.twitter.com/rFYH4i2UVY
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2018
Former Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo confirmed as 70th Secretary of State
— WIBW (@wibw) April 26, 2018
Pompeo has the votes to be confirmed SecState. But vote is still open. Interestingly Dem FL Sen Nelson voted aye. But Nelson voted no on Pompeo last yr when he was up for CIA Director
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) April 26, 2018
As predicted, with a few Democratic votes he sailed through the Senate.
We’ll bring you more on the votes when we have it…
UPDATE:
Apparently Pompeo got SEVEN Democratic votes:
Senate votes 57-42 to CONFIRM Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State.
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) April 26, 2018
7 DEM YES VOTES:
Heitkamp
Manchin
Donnelly
Jones
King
McCaskill
Nelson
All republicans voted YES.
McCain was the only Senator not voting.