Twitter erupts over Mike Pompeo’s staggering weight loss ahead of potential 2024 run

Secretary Mike Pompeo showed off his newly slimmed-down face on Fox News this week, prompting some to question if he was preparing himself for a run for the presidency in 2024. 

The 57-year-old former secretary of state, now nine months out of office,  showed off his newly taught neck and face during an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity on Tuesday. 

DailyMail.com has reached out to Pompeo asking for his secret. 

The former secretary is one of a number of big-name Republicans believed to be eyeing up a potential run for the presidency.   

Secretary Mike Pompeo showed off his newly slimmed-down face on Fox News this week, prompting some to question if he was preparing himself for a run for the presidency in 2024 

In the days since Trump has left the White House, Pompeo, pictured above in April 2021, has worked to keep his name in the Republican party and in the headlines making frequent media appearances

The 57-year-old former secretary of state, now nine months out of office, showed off his newly taught neck and face during an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity on Tuesday night 

‘Mike Pompeo has lost an incredible amount of weight,’ media reporter Aaron Rupar commented on Twitter. 

‘That’s Mike Pompeo???’ another incredulous Twitter user, William Legate, commented. 

‘Like, even his face is structurally different… that is some very serious surgery if that’s him is all I’ll say,’ Legate added.

‘You’re still not gonna be president, Mike,’ commented another user, Brian Tyler Cohen. 

In the days since Trump has left the White House, Pompeo has worked to keep his name in the Republican party and in the headlines making frequent media appearances, joining fundraising efforts and showing signs he is rekindling his old campaign committee.

He has been vocal of his criticism of the new Biden administration while promoting and defending the work of the Trump administration. 

In June, Pompeo launched a political group, Champion American Values PAC, aimed at electing conservative candidates, and in September, he traveled to Iowa, the first in the nation state to caucus, for the second time since leaving office. 

Mike Pompeo leaves the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City in June 2021

Pompeo pictured on his Instagram on Oct. 17 

Pompeo did not confirm or deny plans to run in an interview in July. 

It’s literally the case that only the Lord knows what’s gonna happen,’ he said on ‘The Carlos Watson Show.’ 

‘I want to continue to have an impact on the things that I care about, both here and abroad,’ Pompeo said. 

And in March, when asked  by Hannity about his ambitions, Pompeo said: ‘I’m always up for a good fight.’ 

Hannity responded that he didn’t ‘know how to interpret that’ and would ‘take that as a strong maybe’, Pompeo laughed, adding: ‘That’s perfect.’

Republicans have been left in limbo as Trump regularly teases another run in 2024, as most have said they would not mount a challenge to the former president. If Pompeo launches a bid – and Trump does not – he could be campaigning against GOP heavyweights like former Vice President Mike Pence, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley,  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. 

Pompeo most especially hit out against Biden during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

‘At its very core, what the Biden administration fails to understand is there is a harsh reality out there, that there is evil and there is good,’ he said while accepting an award at the Nixon Foundation earlier this week. ‘And if you withdraw from Afghanistan without considering the ramifications and dealing with them and making sure the conditions are right, America will be diminished.’