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Source: 30dB.com – Mike%20Pompeo-and-Secretary%20of%20State
On Tuesday, the President fired Rex Tillerson, a decision the Secretary of State was made aware of though a Trump tweet. “Rexit” had long been whispered about — in fact, Tillerson was considered a goner last December. But POTUS, never one to let the media get a jump on him, tweeted at the time that any rumors of his chief diplomat’s imminent departure were totally wrong. Now that it has been a whole four months since that denial, Trump opted to make the change everyone knew was coming. His preferred replacement, Mike Pompeo, had just settled into his position as director of the CIA but is apparently happy to do Trump’s bidding in any role required of him. Pompeo has said that some Muslims “abhor Christians” and that Jesus Christ is “the only solution for our world,” which might raise hackles in the Middle East. On the other hand, he’s no dummy, having graduated first in his class at West Point, served on the Harvard Law Review, and represented Kansas as a congressman. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has already indicated he’s voting “no” during Pompeo’s confirmation hearing because he’s too much of a war hawk. But Twitter appreciates that Pompeo at least isn’t Tillerson. Over the last three days, “Mike Pompeo + Secretary of State” has a 53 percent positive score. –Alex Shultz Image: Twitter / @realMikePompeo Source: 30dB.com – Mike Pompeo and Secretary of State
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