Trump Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo
President Trump announced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired on Tuesday morning in a tweet that followed a year of frequent tension between the two leaders.
Trump said he is nominating CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Tillerson's replacement, which requires confirmation by the Senate.
"Rex and I have been talking about this for a long time ... we got along quite well, but we disagreed on things," Trump told reporters at the White House. "We were not really thinking the same ... with Mike, we have a very similar thought process."
A White House official says the president wanted to have a new team in place in advance of upcoming talks with North Korea and ongoing trade negotiations.- More, NPR
Trump Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo
posted by Fakhria @ 3/13/2018
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