Pompeo says Afghanistan ‘will be on people’s minds’ in 2022 midterms

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thinks the tumultuous U.S. exit from Afghanistan this month will remain a top issue in next year’s midterm elections, when Republicans aim to recapture lost majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

"I don’t think about it from a political perspective. Having said that I hope this is an issue that people will consider," Pompeo said Tuesday in a Fox News interview during a swing through the key battleground state of New Hampshire. "I hope people will consider who they are voting for, how they will think about a problem set like this, are they supportive of a president who created a debacle that resulted in what we’ve seen these past few weeks," Pompeo charged. "I think this will be on people’s minds and I hope that they factor this in and they will think about who it that ought to be elected, whether it’s to the Congress, to the school board, or the United States Senate."