The World’s Most Anticipated Meeting Just Got Even More Uncertain
- Tillerson seen as a moderating voice toward North Korea
- Concerns grow of military conflict if diplomacy fails
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President Donald Trump’s firing of his top diplomat raises the stakes even further for his proposed summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
In the months before his ouster, Rex Tillerson bumped heads with the president over whether to talk to North Korea -- and wasn’t consulted before Trump agreed to meet Kim. Mike Pompeo, the hawkish CIA chief nominated to replace him as secretary of state, has defended Trump’s snap decision on the talks.