Posted on 11/30/2017 7:47:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The White House has mapped out a plan in which Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is replaced in the next few weeks with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, according to a report.
Senior administration officials told the New York Times Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., would then take over for Pompeo as director of the CIA.
Cotton has indicated he would take the post if President Trump offered it to him, the officials said. However, its unknown whether the president has approved the transition plan. A spokesperson for Cotton said the senators focus is on serving Arkansans in the Senate.
The plan to oust Tillerson and transition Pompeo into the role of the nations top diplomat was developed by White House chief of staff John Kelly, who has floated the proposal with other administration officials. The change in the makeup of the national security team would take place toward the end of the year or not long after, according to the New York Times.
Tillersons relationship with Trump has been strained, and the two have sparred over different foreign policy issues, such as the Iran nuclear deal and North Korea.
The secretary of state and former CEO of Exxon Mobile reportedly called the president a moron during a meeting at the Pentagon over the summer, and considered resigning, adding to speculation surrounding his tenure in the Trump administration. But in an impromptu news conference in October, Tillerson attempted to quiet rumors about his future, saying he had no plans to resign as secretary of state. He also denied allegations he made the derogatory remark about Trump.
Should Tillerson leave the State Department by the end of the year, his time as secretary of state would be the shortest of any predecessor
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Tillerson should have been fired the first time he publicly opposed the President's position. He has done that several times.
He apparently knows the President's position on a number of State issues and proceeds to publically contradict the President on regular occasions. What part of that do you agree with?
I don't think that is true, I seem to recall that issue coming up before.
Hw about this quote? Rex, it is a waste of time to negotiate with little Kim.
I’ll believe it if and when I see it happen.
More trial baloons by different members of the administration with their own respective agendas than speculation, I suspect. But that doesn’t make it real.
I think it is true, but I guess we will find out if Tillerson really leaves and Pompeo takes his place. The confirmation hearings are position specific and done by the committees that have oversight of that particular position and government organization.
I am pretty sure I remember this issue coming up early on and the were or did make a movement because it did not require a new Senate approval. But hey I am old and just because I remember everything doesn't mean I am always right.
wouldnt that be the same thing?
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