Secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo in Washington on April 9. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Later today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to reject Mike Pompeo’s nomination to be secretary of state, since every Democrat on the committee is opposed to Pompeo, as is Republican Rand Paul (Ky.). Or to put it another way, how bad does a nominee have to be before senators say no? Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was confirmed on a 98-1 vote, and Elaine Chao was confirmed as transportation secretary, 93-6. And American Muslims know Pompeo views them with an inherent suspicion.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2018 17:36 UTC