As members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee begin hearings on whether to confirm Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, they will consider dozens of objections from Muslim groups — and a number from prominent Jewish ones.
Both accuse him of maligning Muslims.
Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director whom President Trump nominated to replace Rex Tillerson for the top diplomatic post, has a record of anti-Muslim remarks and has been associated with anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists. His confirmation hearings begin Thursday (April 12).
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