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Trump Sacks Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, replaces him with CIA’s Mike Pompeo

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Trump Sacks Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, replaces him with CIA’s Mike Pompeo

 

 

The US President Donald Trump has sacked Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, citing differences, and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, TOPNAIJA.NG can confirm.

The President made this announcement in a tweet on his official Twitter handle @realdonaldtrump

According to the Washington Post, Trump asked Tillerson to leave the post last Friday.

Tillerson cut short his trip to Africa on Monday and returned to Washington, DC, prompting questions about his future at the State Department.

In a statement on Tuesday, Trump said that “a great deal has been accomplished over the last 14 months” with Tillerson as the US’ top diplomat.

Trump also said on Twitter that Deputy CIA Director Gina Hapsel will replace Pompeo as the head of the agency. He added that she is “the first woman so chosen”.

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