nsnbc : U.S. President Donald Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and picked CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Trump has also nominated Gina Haspel, the current deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Pompeo at the CIA.
Hours after the news about Tillerson being fired had transpired, Tillerson appeared at the State Department and said “effective at the end of the day” he is delegating all authority to Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. Tillerson said he is formally stepping down at the end of March. He also stressed the importance of a smooth transition to his successor.
Trump told reporters Tuesday morning he and Tillerson “have been talking about this for a long time,” and they “got along quite well”, but they have a different mindset and different thinking.
Tillerson announced he was handing over his duties at the end of the day to Sullivan and would be formally stepping down at the end of the month. He stressed the importance of a smooth transition to Pompeo.
In comments to reporters Tuesday, President Trump highlighted his differences with Tillerson on Iran and North Korea. Trump pointed out he did not discuss much with Tillerson regarding his decision to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “I made that decision by myself, Rex wasn’t, as you know, in the country. I made the North Korea decision with consultations from many people, but I made that decision by myself,” he said.
A/N – nsnbc 15.03.2018
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