Trump fires Tillerson at State, replacing with CIA’s Pompeo
President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him, ending Tillerson’s difficult tenure by tweeting an ouster that had been long expected and yet was shocking in its abruptness.
Trump weighs plan to oust Tillerson
After months of clashes on policy and personality, President Donald Trump is considering ousting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replacing him with hard-nosed CIA Director Mike Pompeo following less than a year on the job, senior U.S. officials said Thursday as turmoil within Trump’s national security team burst into the open.
Trump suggests he’s smarter than Rex Tillerson
President Donald Trump suggested he’s smarter than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying in an interview published today that if Tillerson did call him a moron, as reported, the two should “compare IQ tests.”
Tillerson leaving Exxon with $180 million retirement package
Rex Tillerson will get a $180 million retirement package from Exxon Mobil Corp. if he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.
Mona Charen: Questions for Rex Tillerson
The American appetite for businessmen in government is a hardy perennial.