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    Trump Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson With CIA Director Mike Pompeo

    President Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that former congressman and CIA director Mike Pompeo will take over for Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with the president.
    by Philip Ewing Mar 13, 2018 5 minutes

    Updated at 9:59 a.m. ET

    President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday morning in a tweet that followed a year of frequent tension between the two leaders.

    Trump said he is nominating CIA director Mike Pompeo as Tillerson's replacement, which requires confirmation by the Senate.

    "Rex and I have been talking about this for a long time ... we got along quite well but we disagreed on things," Trump told reporters at the White House. "We were not really thinking the same ... with Mike, we have a very similar thought process."

    State Department officials, on the other hand, said they were caught off guard.

    "The secretary had every intention of remaining because of the tangible progress made on critical national security issues," said Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein. "He established and enjoyed relationships with his counterparts. He will miss his colleagues at the Department of State

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