"If I come to believe I ought to become president ... I will run"

Pompeo made the remarks Monday before U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan’s Faith and Freedom Barbecue, an annual Upstate South Carolina event where potential presidential candidates have spoken to test their messages in front of a conservative audience in the early presidential primary state.

“We’re going to make our decision based on if we think this is the right place for us to serve,” Pompeo said. “If I come to believe I ought to become president, that I have something to offer the American people, I will run no matter who all decides to get in and who else decides not to get in the race.”