Pompeo discourages speculation on Kansas Senate race, but leaves door open a bit

BY JONATHAN SHORMAN AND LINDSAY WISE

JANUARY 23, 2019 07:50 PM,

UPDATED 50 MINUTES AGO

WASHINGTON
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came close to shutting the door Wednesday on a possible U.S. Senate race, but left it open a crack.

Pompeo, a former Kansas Republican Congressman, did not explicitly rule out a run, but said his “singular focus” was on his current post and that he plans to serve as long as President Donald Trump wants.

His remarks were his first public comments on the GOP recruitment effort to get him to run for Senate in 2020.

“I have a very full plate as secretary of state and I intend to keep doing this so long as President Trump will commit to it,” Pompeo told Fox News during an interview.

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