Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has seen the United States from the highest levels of government, and in this speech at the Ronald Reagan Library he offers a sombre warning about its future. Pompeo, who served as director of the CIA and as America’s chief diplomat, argues that the greatest danger facing the nation does not come from a foreign army or a rival power, but from within. He points to divisions over history, identity, and the meaning of America itself, and to a loss of confidence in the institutions and values that once held the country together.
The speech is framed as a dark vision, not because Pompeo believes collapse is inevitable, but because he believes it is possible if Americans lose faith in their own system. He draws on the example of the Soviet Union, a superpower that fell apart not because it was defeated in war, but because its people and its leaders no longer believed in it. His message is a call to remember what made the United States strong, and to defend it before it is too late.
In a speech Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Library, former Secretary of State and potential 2024 presidential contender Mike Pompeo shared what he sees as destabilizing elements within the nation that he believes could lead to collapse.