Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration as CIA director and then as secretary of state, said on Friday (Saturday AEST) that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024.

“While we care deeply about America, and the issues that I’ve been talking about this last year and half, and frankly for decades, matter an awful lot, this isn’t our moment,” Mr Pompeo said, referring to himself and his wife, during an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News.