Pompeo slams White House after report about Iran's election meddling: 'Weakness and appeasement'

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called out the White House after a recent intelligence report found that Iran is trying to sabotage former President Trump's presidential campaign, arguing that the Biden-Harris administration's policy of "weakness and appeasement" strengthens Tehran.

The findings were revealed during an Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) press briefing on Monday. An official said that U.S. spy agencies "observed Tehran working to influence the presidential election," likely because Iranian leaders want to avoid escalating any conflicts with the U.S.

The regime is allegedly using "vast webs of online personas and propaganda mills," to spread disinformation. Though the ODNI did not explicitly say that Iran was aiming at Trump, an official said they "haven’t observed a shift in Iran’s preferences" since 2020, meaning that Tehran was still targeting the Republican candidate.

Speaking to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, Pompeo said that he was not surprised by Iran's attempts to influence the election. The Fox News contributor explained that Iran was "isolated, broke, and weak," when he left office in January 2021 — and accused the Biden administration of enabling the Iranian regime.

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"It is not surprising that the Iranian regime would want to do everything in its power to prevent a second Trump administration," Pompeo said.

"The Biden-Harris administration, on the other hand, has pursued a program of weakness and appeasement, and Iran is flush with cash and powerful once more as a result.

The former Secretary of State also said that Tehran "despises" American values and expects them to continue interfering with the 2024