White House plans ouster of Tillerson from State Department,.. To be replaced by Pompeo in weeks

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The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, perhaps within the next several weeks, senior administration officials said on Thursday.

Mr. Pompeo would be replaced at the C.I.A. by Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas who has been a key ally of the president on national security matters, according to the White House plan. Mr. Cotton has signaled that he would accept the job if offered, said the officials, who insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive deliberations before decisions are announced.

It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Trump has given final approval to the plan, but he has been said to have soured on Mr. Tillerson and in general is ready to make a change at the State Department. John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, developed the transition plan and has discussed it with other officials.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/us/politics/state-department-tillerson-pompeo-trump.html

Finely run machine.

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I would have thought Kushner or Kellyanne would have made excellent replacements for CIA Director.

 

You know only the best, most experienced people. 

 

Trump really should just come out, be honest, and give every post to a family member. He seems to eventually get sick of pretty much everyone else. 

 

Except Tiffany. Tiffany gets nothing.

Edited November 30, 2017 by bcking

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1 minute ago, bcking said:

I would have thought Kushner or Kellyanne would have made excellent replacements for CIA Director.

 

You know only the best, most experienced people. 

Ever read Graham Greene's "The Comedians"? Under Trump the US is becoming a banana republic, and Putin's laughing all the way. 

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Wasn't Tillerson a part of the ''I QUIT" pact though?

 

At any rate, Cotton's history is troubling.... and the CIA will eat that little guppy alive.

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1 minute ago, yuna628 said:

Wasn't Tillerson a part of the ''I QUIT" pact though?

 

At any rate, Cotton's history is troubling.... and the CIA will eat that little guppy alive.

Tillerson, Mattis, Mnuchin

 

At least allegedly.