SUPER-SPECIAL: Secretary Pompeo tweeted (@SecPompeo) his statement on January 1, 2021.
The @realDonaldTrump Administration made bringing wrongfully detained Americans home an unwavering priority. More work remains. But we've shown what focus and determination can yield. Well done, team. #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/lrj7iZcsGf
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
We showed our enemies what happens when they harm American hostages. #PeaceThruStrength pic.twitter.com/vBeqBBerRo
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
Big Challenges. Great Team. Securing Americans’ freedom. No mission gets done without colleagues who are fearless, smart and committed. Here’s to CNQ. #USMA86 @StateDept. pic.twitter.com/hfVMRYI7JO
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
On Oct. 12, 2020, we brought home two U.S. citizens released from Houthi custody in Yemen, and also the remains of a third American who tragically died while in captivity. The result of months of tenacious diplomacy by our embassies in the region. #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/WglDkX0pB3
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
Vitali Shkliarov suffered 3 months of wrongful detention in Belarus. A huge team effort from @StateDept Med Services, @StateSPEHA, and our teams in Kyiv, Belarus, Minsk and Washington brought him home in October 2020. pic.twitter.com/KJqE5LVOwK
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
The strength and the support of his loving family made it possible for him to weather his imprisonment. #AmericansFirst
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 2, 2021
The Iranian regime authorities arrested U.S. Navy veteran Michael White in 2018, sentenced him to 13 years in prison. Worked with the Swiss, our protecting power in Iran, to get him released in March 2020. Michael returned home in June 2020. #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/WTpjp8KHEB
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
.@XiyueWang9 was conducting historical research in 2016 when the Iranian regime arrested him, convicted him of espionage, and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. We pressed for his freedom until the regime released him in 2019 – with no pallets of cash in return. #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/VxTi1fEEld
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Some cases we can talk about; others, we can’t. One of the most public fights we had was with Turkey, over Pastor Andrew Brunson. Thanks to @StateSPEHA’s efforts, President @realDonaldTrump welcomed Pastor Brunson home at the White House on Oct 13, 2018. #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/kDA4II5kW6
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Quick story. I keep this photo in my office, from May 2018. I had traveled to Pyongyang to secure the release of Kim Dong-chul, Tony Kim, and Kim Hak-song. @realDonaldTrump and I personally welcomed them home at JBA Andrews. pic.twitter.com/3z4sOXn76k
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Afterward, they sent me a hand-written Psalm 126:3 that I read every day: "The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." Not a day goes by that I don’t work to get our hostages safely home. pic.twitter.com/CCiFDTVxsP
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
We never, ever paid to get our people home. Appeasement invites more hostage-taking. We restored America's credibility. No more phony "redlines" or pallets of cash to dictators and bullies. #Realism #AmericansFirst pic.twitter.com/q164zukiSf
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Not tired of winning. Putting #AmericaFirst is about putting #AmericansFirst. It's truly been an honor to bring home dozens of American hostages and detainees. pic.twitter.com/ADyjrukLj8
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Big challenges. Great team. Securing Americans’ freedom. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/HilMUf1zai
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Big challenges. Great team. Securing Americans’ freedom. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/D8NHddk87j
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Big challenges. Great team. Securing Americans’ freedom. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/9Fa6eWQEpc
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Big challenges. Great team. Securing Americans’ freedom. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/2ZWbcnuhpP
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Big challenges. Great team. Securing Americans’ freedom. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/1L3peCiUrE
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Swagger (def.): To represent America with pride, humility, and professionalism. We've done it. #Swagger pic.twitter.com/HleT4b4nif
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Realism. Restraint. Respect for our founding. These are the core ideas that define America First. And they’ve helped us make Americans — and the world — safer. #NotTiredOfWinning pic.twitter.com/GuY0Lw62MP
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Explained my "Foreign Policy From the Founding" in a 2019 @ClaremontInst speech. View it here: https://t.co/BjL2PsSEPI
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
I've tied our foreign policy back to our noble founding. pic.twitter.com/9cnUzBv66Y
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Since 1789, @StateDept diplomats have represented our noble country's interests abroad, every day, all over the world. Many serve in perilous places. True heroes and patriots. pic.twitter.com/sgwODGvbt4
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
#Heroes pic.twitter.com/TaofKhdhdD
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
1619 Project has the history exactly backward. Our founding is not evil, it is noble. America was founded by visionaries who knew we'd always strive for a more perfect union. pic.twitter.com/AWldoofDvu
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Still have the Federalist Papers I was issued on my first day at West Point— a little more dog-eared now! I return to it often. pic.twitter.com/2EmeYxUsHb
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
America is a force for good – an exceptional nation like none other in history. First country ever to recognize that every human being has God-given rights. Truly a shining city on a hill. pic.twitter.com/PZjPw4jX2O
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
We’re so much safer today than four years ago. Over the coming days, I’m going to lay out the mission set, the huge wins, personal stories, and a lot more. Just me, Mike. pic.twitter.com/zTqEdBhfpz
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
My New Year’s Resolution: give the American people the full story about our foreign policy. You may not read it elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/ZrtwFYekKW
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021
Happy New Year. Celebrating the start of 2021 all around the world. The world has benefitted from four great years of America First. Watch this space. pic.twitter.com/1SM7CLE2NR
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 1, 2021