Susan Rice: 'Problematic' for Pompeo to be 'overtly religious' secretary of state

Former United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice said that it is "problematic" that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is "overtly religious."

"Mike Pompeo has been an overtly religious secretary of state, which in itself is problematic because again he's supposed to represent all of America, all of our religions," Rice told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

Pompeo has often spoken publicly about his Christian faith, saying in May that he reads both his Bible and intelligence reports in the morning.

Rice's criticism echoes a New York Times "news analysis" piece from 2019 where correspondent Edward Wong wrote that Pompeo talking about Christianity and foreign policy has "increasingly raised questions about the extent to which evangelical beliefs are influencing American diplomacy."