<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pompeo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pompeo</a> is openly casting doubt on the conservative bonafides of his one-time boss, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, ahead of a potential face-off in 2024.</p>
<p>During an interview on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; Pompeo talked about how a conservative president is needed to tackle the nation&#8217;s budget deficit and debt after years of neglect, including during the Trump administration.</p>
<p>Anchor Shannon Bream then asked Pompeo if he was saying Trump was not a &#8220;true conservative leader,&#8221; using her guest&#8217;s words to describe the kind of president he argued is necessary to attain fiscal responsibility.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fox&#39;s Shannon Bream: &quot;Are you saying that President Trump wasn&#39;t a true conservative leader?&quot; </p>
<p>Former Trump CIA Director Mike Pompeo: &quot;Six trillion dollars more in debt, that&#39;s never the right direction for the country.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bgdyRHRivf">pic.twitter.com/bgdyRHRivf</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1632389223931162625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Six trillion dollars more in debt, that&#8217;s never the right direction for the country,&#8221; Pompeo said.</p>
<p>Pompeo&#8217;s comments Sunday build upon remarks he delivered at Conservative Political Action Conference, chastising Trump for the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/14/trump-legacy-national-debt-increasee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly $8 trillion rise</a> in the national debt during his presidency, largely <a href="https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/1/23/23564700/trump-administration-responsible-for-25-percent-of-national-debt">attributed</a> to coronavirus relief.</p>
<p>“I stare today at $31 trillion in debt and tell my son, ‘Make sure you work hard, because Social Security may just not be there for you,’” he said on Friday, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3883003-pompeo-takes-swipe-at-trump-over-adding-nearly-8-trillion-to-us-debt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Every recent administration, Republican and Democrat alike, added trillions in dollars to our debt,&#8221; Pompeo continued. &#8220;That is deeply unconservative. [The] Trump administration, the administration I served, added $8 trillion in new debt. This is indecent and can’t continue. Earning back that trust will be hard work, it won’t just be a campaign speech.&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile the United States is headed toward a debt default this summer unless Congress <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/debt-ceiling-us-is-projected-to-default-between-july-and-september-if-congress-doesnt-raise-limits-cbo-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raises the debt ceiling</a>.</p>
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<p>While Trump declared his candidacy for the White House in November, Pompeo has yet to announce a bid, though he has hinted at his interest in running.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need more seriousness, less noise, and leaders who are looking forward, not staring in the rearview mirror claiming victimhood,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1592900427947048960" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pompeo tweeted</a> after Trump announced his third presidential campaign.</p>
<p>Pompeo is a former Tea Party Republican U.S. congressman who served in Trump&#8217;s administration as CIA director and then secretary of state.</p>
<p>If he entered the 2024 race for the GOP presidential nomination, Pompeo would join Trump, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley,</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vivek-ramaswamy-anti-woke-capital-crusader-announces-2024-white-house-bid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.</a></p>
<p>Another Trump administration alumnus, former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a>, is also <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/14/pence-2024-run-prayerful-consideration-00066877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considering a campaign for president</a>.</p>

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