No. 65 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Former secretary of state
Mike Pompeo is a former secretary of state and CIA director.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Mike Pompeo's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Argued against restraint in foreign policy at the 2026 Munk Debate, opposite John Mearsheimer.
Pompeo led the CIA from 2017 to 2018 and was secretary of state from 2018 to 2021, after representing Kansas in the House.
He served as an Army officer after West Point.
On the record
2026
May 20, 2026
Formal debateLost the audience vote
Against John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt · Munk Debates, Toronto
Mike Pompeo argued against the motion with Victoria Nuland. The pro side won the audience vote, swinging 1 percent.
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