<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Train Rex
President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and named CIA Director Mike Pompeo as his replacement.
by Elaine Godfrey
Mar 13, 2018
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President Trump announced that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and named Gina Haspel to head the intelligence agency.
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A State Department statement contradicted the . The , attributed to Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein, said Tillerson didn't know he'd be fired until this morning. Goldstein was fired after its release.
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