"We've got a team in Iowa, a team in New Hampshire and South Carolina. And that's not random. We are doing the things one would do to get ready," Pompeo told 1,100 people during a Chicago event on Tuesday, according to a Politico reporter.

"Unlike others, if I go down an escalator, no one will notice," Pompeo joked, referring to former President Donald Trump's announcement in 2015 that he was running.

The Epoch Times has contacted Pompeo's Champion American Values PAC for comment.

"We are trying to figure out if that is the next place for us to serve," he also said during the event. "If we conclude it is, we'll go make the case to the American people of why that is. And in the end, the American people, I pray, will make a good decision about who's going to be their next leader."

Pompeo, a former secretary of state and director of the CIA under Trump, made the comments while speaking at the Navy SEAL Foundation Midwest Evening of Tribute on Tuesday evening.

It's been no secret that Pompeo may be planning to run for president in 2024. In August, the former GOP congressman said he would run for the nation's highest office "no matter who decides to get in," including his former boss.