The Rexit: Tillerson Is Out
After a turbulent tenure, Trump bids U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson farewell.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was ousted Tuesday, just hours after the former Exxon Mobil Corp. chief executive officer returned from a nearly week-long trip to Africa.
Trump said he’s nominating Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo for the State Department job, saying, “I respect his intellect.” Deputy CIA Director Gina Haspel would succeed Pompeo, Trump said, becoming the first woman to lead the agency. Haspel is a career spy, with more than three decades’ experience at the agency.