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19. Yep he will.

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Trump ousts Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, will replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo [View all] hlthe2b Mar 2018 OP

lol... we posted at the same exact time! SummerSnow Mar 2018 #1

It surely got MY attention! yikes hlthe2b Mar 2018 #9

Going to replace him with Pompeo democrank Mar 2018 #2

twitler tweets confirmation Yonnie3 Mar 2018 #3

Normally: dont repeat his words sharedvalues Mar 2018 #14

LOL...I follow Trump and have for a year........ Bengus81 Mar 2018 #20

One small step for man..... noneof_theabove Mar 2018 #4

Jesus Fucking Christ... Moostache Mar 2018 #5

I am not entirely sure we wouldn't be better off with a military coup. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #8

If this isn't proof that Trump is Putin's cock holster... Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #28

And the fact Delphinus Mar 2018 #35

In this regime........ Left-over Mar 2018 #44

Link to CNBC nitpicker Mar 2018 #6

The circus started early today... Scurrilous Mar 2018 #7

Donald Trump thinks he's Billy Martin bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #10

More like George Steinbrenner hiring and firing managers Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2018 #22

Hicksless "more unteathered Trump." Hope this displeases Putin, Hortensis Mar 2018 #11

I think the real reason behind this firing might be... dchill Mar 2018 #51

And he failed at that. Depending on the nature of Hortensis Mar 2018 #52

It's COMPLETELY thinkable. dchill Mar 2018 #53

Prison for treason would be better, tho. Hortensis Mar 2018 #56

Mueller needs to drink ALL their milkshakes! dchill Mar 2018 #59

Andrea Mitchell (MSNBC) is now speculating what I had earlier: that his frank comments on Russia hlthe2b Mar 2018 #12

Interesting. Theresa Mays' position may trigger NATO Hortensis Mar 2018 #16

Optimism: maybe this will reopen torture crimes sharedvalues Mar 2018 #13

You are an optimist... but finding a silver lining here is really hard! hlthe2b Mar 2018 #23

:) sharedvalues Mar 2018 #64

Question--will Pompeo need Senate confirmation as SoS? Maeve Mar 2018 #15

Yes... he will and yeah, he probably will be confirmed, given he's previously been confirmed as CIA hlthe2b Mar 2018 #17

Yep he will. NYC Liberal Mar 2018 #19

It's not like any Republicans will vote no. OliverQ Mar 2018 #30

Yes, and hopefully there will be some questions on Russia and the poisonings. CanonRay Mar 2018 #42

And whether US will honor Article 5 flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #50

OMG, that means he'll put f**king Cotton in as CIA director! sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #18

Oh, gawd... I wish I hadn't eaten breakfast... hlthe2b Mar 2018 #21

Gina Haspel will be CIA director. Ilsa Mar 2018 #27

Well, if she's a Trump pick... Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #31

There's a thread in her here in GD. She's a former agent of torture Ilsa Mar 2018 #34

Given the sad (scary?) state of affairs... agtcovert Mar 2018 #49

She has a doctoral degree in torture. A real live fascist bitch. Open the ovens and order the gas. olegramps Mar 2018 #48

Please Rex, do tell all! muntrv Mar 2018 #24

Wow. So Tillerson didn't realize his boss is Putin? Interesting. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #25

Not that I cared for Tillersons Exxon connections UpInArms Mar 2018 #26

Tillerson also destroyed the State department. OliverQ Mar 2018 #36

That was/is tRumps planned assault on all our institutions UpInArms Mar 2018 #41

One less "reasonable" hand on the tiller of the ship of state. Fla Dem Mar 2018 #29

And the Koch brothers lean back in their MuseRider Mar 2018 #32

I guess we can at least be glad he didn't name John Bolton... BUT hlthe2b Mar 2018 #33

Amen to that. harun Mar 2018 #55

Tilly lost his admiration for Putin and Russia, so Putin fired him. Pompeo will do well NCjack Mar 2018 #37

Some poetic justice in his getting so publicly fired... jmbar2 Mar 2018 #38

Uggh... The repulsive and sociopathic (Trump and Tillerson) do find each other, don't they hlthe2b Mar 2018 #39

They never give up Cartoonist Mar 2018 #40

Tillerson couldn't find Obama's birth certificate in Kenya. Came back a day early Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #43

this will jeopardize the Iran nuclear deal. another swipe at President Obama. Kurt V. Mar 2018 #45

Trump is a Russian asset workinclasszero Mar 2018 #46

Rex probably didn't like that Trump wanted to sit down with Kim Jun Dictator. joshcryer Mar 2018 #47

It's the Apprentice, but with Nuclear Weapons and the World Economy. harun Mar 2018 #54

The madness of King Donald. SergeStorms Mar 2018 #57

Just look at the quotes on YAHOO.. pangaia Mar 2018 #58

You know what's pathetic about this? matt819 Mar 2018 #60

replacing him with another worthless piece of shit T-bagger nt elmac Mar 2018 #61

Nikki Haley fails to thank and salute Rex Tillerson mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 #62

Rex Tillerson: 'I didn't want this job my wife told me I'm supposed to do this' IcyPeas Mar 2018 #63