Mike Pompeo is a disaster for the planet. Why do Democrats back him? | Sarah Meyerhoff

Pompeo is extreme in his denial of climate change. We must pressure Democrats who have backed him to change course“Ignorant, dangerous, and absolutely unbelievable.” This is how Mike Pompeo, then the nominee for CIA director, described the idea that climate change threatens our nation’s security in his 2017 Senate confirmation hearings. It’s also how our generation and many to come will remember any senator who votes to confirm Pompeo as our next secretary of state.Donald