BREAKING: Secretary Of State Tillerson Out Amid Clashes With Trump, To Be Replaced By CIA Director Pompeo: WaPo
By Staff Reporter
Posted on 03/13/18
| News Source: CNBC
Rex Tillerson is out as secretary of State, ending a tumultuous tenure as America's top diplomat that was marked by a series of public disagreements with his boss — President Donald Trump.
The Washington Post first reported the news, which the president quickly confirmed in a tweet.
Since Tillerson took the post in February 2017, mixed messages repeatedly came out of the White House and a State Department with diminishing relevance. The intramural clashes between the president and secretary of State came amid major international crises, including a potential nuclear showdown with North Korea.