Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo (R.) has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to become the director of the CIA, two people close to the transition team told the Washington Post.
Pompeo, from Wichita, Kansas, was first elected to Congress in 2010 and is a member of the House Intelligence and Benghazi Committees.
The Washington Post reported on Friday morning that Pompeo accepted the position.
Rep. Mike Pompeo accepts CIA director post, according to two people close to the Trump transition https://t.co/ddpnFBpRdu
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 18, 2016
The Kansas congressman's office confirmed Pompeo met with Trump in New York on Wednesday.
Pompeo is an outspoken critic of President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.
