Pompeo’s Iowa Trip Draws Scrutiny of His Political Ambitions

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is in Iowa to speak with Christian leaders and meet farmers, the latest in a series of domestic trips that have fueled suspicion he’s using his job as America’s top diplomat to lay the groundwork for a future political run.

Pompeo, a devout evangelical Christian, will give a speech Friday to the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines and meet behind closed doors with Iowan farmers, business leaders and politicians, according to his public schedule for the day.