Breaking news:
Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018
Yes, words have consequences:
Tillerson is out. White House staff have said for months that this was imminent. Trump was enraged after it leaked that he had called him a moron, and his frustration with him never subsided. Their differences were irreconcilable. https://t.co/3Se6KntYeg
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 13, 2018
That’s one heckuva ride for Pompeo:
Pompeo goes from member of the US House to CIA Director to Secretary of State in just over a year https://t.co/GRkj5PUSIA
— Katherine Gypson (@kgyp) March 13, 2018
Some are saying the timing is suspect because of Tillerson’s comments yesterday on Putin:
Trump fired Tillerson on Twitter the day after Tillerson broke with WH and specifically called out Russia for UK nerve agent attack. Wow https://t.co/tFshvUVVPO
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) March 13, 2018
Yesterday Tillerson said what Trump wouldn't, Putin and Russia were responsible for the nerve agent attack in the UK and Putin is acting more aggressively around the world. Today, Putin's puppet fires Tillerson? https://t.co/gNMrdR2XhI
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) March 13, 2018
"Oh, Rex, one more thing on your way out the door. NEVER blame Putin. Goodbye." https://t.co/YD94VsCiNV
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 13, 2018
But according to Sarah Sanders, Trump asked Tillerson to leave on Friday:
https://twitter.com/JDiamond1/status/973542044235894784
And the media is already after Gina Haspel at CIA:
https://twitter.com/elisefoley/status/973541324321419264
Dems will surely bring this up at the confirmation hearing as well:
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/973541532547592192
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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