President Trump fires Secretary of State Tillerson
US President Donald Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose position will be taken over by CIA Director Mike Pompeo from today.
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| Announcement of dismissal of US Secretary of State on Mr. Trump's Twitter. |
Announcing on his Twitter on March 13, the White House boss thanked Mr. Rex Tillerson for his service and said that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would become the new US Secretary of State.
Gina Hespel replaces Mike Pompeo as CIA director.