Donnelly becomes the third Democrat, after North Dakota‘s Heidi Heitkamp and West Virginia‘s Joe Manchin, to say they would back President Donald Trump‘s nominee.
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Democrat Joe Manchin will support Mike Pompeo, all but ensuring his confirmation
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) will vote to confirm Mike Pompeo for secretary of state, he announced Monday morning. Manchin, a moderate senator from a red state, had been pegged as a likely cross-aisle vote for Pompeo.
2 more Democratic senators say they‘ll vote for Pompeo
Both of the senators join North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp as Democrats who have to publicly announced their support for Pompeo. All three are up for re-election in states President Donald Trump won in 2016.