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| White House planning to fire Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State in favour of Mike Pompeo, according to US media report | White House planning to fire Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State in favour of Mike Pompeo, according to US media report |
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| The White House is reportedly planning to push out Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. | The White House is reportedly planning to push out Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. |
| If Mr Tillerson is ousted, it would be another dramatic shakeup to the Trump administration that has already seen multiple changes to its communications staff and the dismissal or resignation of several top officials. | If Mr Tillerson is ousted, it would be another dramatic shakeup to the Trump administration that has already seen multiple changes to its communications staff and the dismissal or resignation of several top officials. |
| Mr Trump is said to have soured on Mr Tillerson, the New York Times reports, but it is unclear whether he has approved the plan to oust him. | |
| The newspaper wrote that Mr Pompeo would be replaced at the CIA by Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who has become a White House ally on national security matters. | |
| It was said earlier this year that Mr Tillerson was thinking of resigning as the US's top diplomat. But last month, the Stated Department organised an impromptu press briefing in which the Secretary of State disputed these reports. | |
| Mr Tillerson said he would stay in the Trump administration as “long as he is useful”. | |
| More to follow... | More to follow... |