<p>Former Secretary of State&nbsp;<a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/mike-pompeo/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/mike-pompeo/">Mike Pompeo&nbsp;</a>on Wednesday said the GOP needs a leader who doesn’t claim “victimhood” in an apparent jab at former President Trump, who repeatedly referred to himself as a “victim” during his Tuesday night speech announcing his run for president in 2024.</p> <p>“We need more seriousness, less noise, and leaders who are looking forward, not staring in the rearview mirror claiming victimhood,” Pompeo&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1592900427947048960" _mce_href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1592900427947048960">wrote on Twitter</a>.</p> <p>Though Pompeo didn’t mention the former president by name, but his comments came hours after Trump’s&nbsp;speech.</p> <p>“I’m a victim, I will tell you. I’m a victim,” Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.&nbsp;</p> <p>Trump made the much-anticipated announcement that he would make a third run for the White House just a week after the Republican Party’s disappointing midterm results.&nbsp;</p> <p>The GOP’s hoped-for “red wave” failed to materialize, and Democrats were able to hold on to control of the U.S. Senate.</p> <p>Republicans are on track to win a slim majority in the House, but the underwhelming results have set off a blame game within the party, with many pointing to Trump-backed candidates and their perceived threat to democracy as a key factor.</p>