Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention from West Jerusalem, Israel. He is the first sitting Secretary of State to deliver a convention address in decades. Pompeo spent much of his speech offering a robust defense of Donald Trump and his handling of world affairs and called for him to be reelected so he can continue the efforts he has started.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin gave a joint press conference from the White House press room where they announced new sanctions levied against Iran after they admitted to mistakenly shooting down a passenger airline. Iran shot down the plane because they mistook it for an American attack because of heightened tensions in the region after the US killed Iran's top military commander in a drone strike days before.

Mike Pompeo sat down with Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace days after the United States assassinated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike at an Iraqi airbase. Pompeo was pushed by Wallace about intelligence Donald Trump used to justify the killing in which he claimed an Iranian attack was imminent, but has since been questioned by members of Congress from both parties. Wallace also asked Pompeo if Donald Trump has brought some of the skepticism on himself since he has a penchant for fabricating and fudging the truth.