Defending Taiwan necessary to ‘put America first’: former US state secretary Pompeo

2024-05-23

In an exclusive interview with FTV, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Taiwan’s importance for the U.S. The former official said that “putting America first” requires Washington to be strong in the defense of Taiwan and its people. He also voiced confidence about a Republican win in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
The 2024 presidential election will be between Biden and Trump. Do you think the election result will affect U.S. policy on Taiwan?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
Well, we can see the Biden administration’s policies, and we know what President Trump did.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
If Trump wins the election.

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
When! I’m counting on it. I’m hoping. I’m working very diligently to help him be successful.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
This year, by November?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
I hope so. I hope in November President Trump is elected for his second term, yes. He may not be, but I hope that he will be. I think that’s in the best interests of the American people, deeply.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
American people… It seems that everyone thinks that it’s a war between Biden and Trump. Are there any other candidates?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
No. It will be President Trump or a Democrat candidate. Those will be the two. There is a third candidate. There’s actually a couple of other candidates that’ll be on the ballot. But either the Republican or Democratic Party will win.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
If Trump wins the election and becomes president again, will you return to politics?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
Oh. I don’t know. I don’t know. No, I don’t know. I don’t know who the president will pick, will choose to be around him as the folks who help him execute. I’ve said this before, were he to choose me, I would be honored to help and do my best to help him achieve his objectives. But I don’t know who he’ll choose. I hope he chooses a team that understands the world the same way that I do.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
Here our media have often called you the most supportive secretary of state for Taiwan. How do you feel about the title?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
It’s humbling to hear that. It makes me proud of the work that we did, because supporting Taiwan is important. It’s important for America. You know we were pretty clear, right? We put America first. And putting America first requires us to be strong in the defense of Taiwan and the people of Taiwan. And so I’ve heard people say that before. I think they are very kind. I pray that whoever the American secretary of state is, comes to understand how important it is to get this right.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
Based on your memoir “Never Give an Inch,” you seem to be brave, capable, and patriotic. In your book, you mention that Xi Jinping is the most dangerous person in the world. Why is that?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
Because I was taught as a young kid that when you look at another nation, you have to consider both their capacity and their intent. And the Chinese Communist Party has a big economy, they have a very capable military, they have a high-end space program, a high-end cyber program. They are very capable. And Xi Jinping has demonstrated his intention, all around the world, in Sri Lanka, in Africa. He’s demonstrated intention to gain political power in these places. That combination of capacity and intent makes him a very dangerous person.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
Since you stepped down as secretary of state, I noticed that you are keeping active. And now look, you successfully lost weight and look different from before, actually. How did you do that? How did you make it?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
Oh goodness. I don’t know that I’ve successfully lost the weight. This is a lifetime challenge. Let’s see if I can manage to stay healthy. I did it by taking care of myself, eating better, exercising a bit more. Nothing fancy.

Anne Hu
FTV vice president
Have you reached your weight goal?

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
You know, I’m up and down. I feel good where I am today.

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民視獨家專訪最挺台國務卿! 龐培歐:支持台灣很重要

2024-05-23

美國前國務卿龐培歐在接受民視副總胡婉玲專訪時預言，今年川普與拜登二度對決，川普將勝出，因為川普最符合美國人民利益。對於自己被稱呼「最挺台國務卿
，龐培歐則說，因為他們採取美國優先政策，因此支持台灣，很重要。

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“2024年總統大選將是拜登和川普之戰，您認為選舉結果是否將影響美國對台灣的政策?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“我們看到拜登政府的政策，我們也知道川普總統做了些什麼”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“如果川普勝選”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“會贏，我認為他會贏，我希望他能獲勝，我現在非常努力幫他，想讓他能成功

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
"就是今年11月的時候?"

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
"我是這麼希望的，我希望11月時川普總統能第二度勝選，他也許不會勝選，但我對他的勝選抱著希望，我認為他當選最符合美國人民的利益”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“美國人，好像每個人都認為這是拜登和川普之間的戰爭，會有其他的候選人嗎?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“不會，不是川普總統就是民主黨候選人，是有第三位候選人，其實還有其他幾個候選人，他們都會出現在選票上，但最後贏的不是共和黨就是民主黨”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“如果川普選贏了，再度成為總統，您會重回政治圈嗎?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“我不知道，真的不知道，我不知道總統會找誰來身邊，幫他執行任務，以前我就說過了，如果他找我，我與有榮焉，我會全力以赴幫他達成目標，不過我不知道他會找誰，我希望他會找一個團隊，對世界的了解看法和我一樣”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“我們這裡的媒體常稱您為最挺台灣的國務卿，您聽了覺得如何?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“我聽了後覺得很不好意思，也讓我對我們所做的事感到很驕傲，因為支持台灣非常重要，支持台灣對美國很重要，一直以來我們都非常清楚，我們採取美國優先的政策，採取美國優先的政策，需要我們在防禦台灣和捍衛台灣人民上是強大的，我以前就聽別人那樣說，我覺得他們人真好，我祈禱，無論誰當美國國務卿，都能了解做對這件事有多麼重要”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“根據您的回憶錄”絕不讓步”，您是個勇敢、幹練而且愛國的人，您在書中提到，習近平是世界上危險的人，為什麼您這樣說?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“因為我在軍校還是個小學員時，被教導的是，當你看另外一個國家時，你必須看它的能力和意圖這兩件事，中國共產黨擁有一個大經濟體，軍事能力強大，先進的太空計畫，先進的網路計畫，他們很有能力，習近平在全世界展現出他的意圖，在斯里蘭卡、非洲，他都展現出在這些地方獲得政治權力的意圖，能力與意圖兩相結合之下，就讓他變成一個非常危險的人”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“您卸下國務卿一職後，我發現您一直非常活躍，您成功減重，和以前看起來真的非常不同，您是怎麼辦到的”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“天啊，我不知道我是否算成功減重了，這可是一輩子的挑戰，要看看我是否能一直保持健康。減重嘛，我注意自己的健康，吃得比較健康，多做點運動，沒做什麼很特別的事”

[[民視新聞副總經理胡婉玲]]
“您達到滿意的減重目標了嗎?”

[[美國前國務卿龐培歐]]
“其實我的體重一直上上下下，不過我覺得現在這樣很不錯”

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