John Stossel: A Surprising Politician

The next presidential race is on.One probable candidate is former CIA Director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.He just released a new book: “Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.”

Pompeo must be a smart guy. He graduated first in his class at West Point. Then he went to Harvard Law School.Interviewing him makes it clear that he is smarter and more thoughtful than most politicians. We talked for an hour about immigration, defense, education, tariffs, entitlement reform, pandemics and more.We disagree about a lot.Pompeo knows I’m a libertarian and would disagree with him about a lot. But he agreed to talk about … anything.Then he repeatedly said things that surprised me.Pompeo calls himself a “deficit hawk.” I give him a hard time about Republican hypocrisy, pointing out that under Trump, Republicans increased the …