Being "loyal" (to the president) should not be a central qualification for Secretary of State or any other cabinet or agency leadership position

(3/13/18 initial commentary.)

....unless (they) all report to an autocrat... a tyrant. (Or someone who believes that he is...)  

(Rhetorical:) What ever happened to... most-qualified for the job?

3/13/18 news report (link is below); Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson -- apparently (at least publicly?) via a 'Tweet':

Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018

(News story link:) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-fired-trump-tweet-secretary-of-state-today-cia-director-mike-pompeo-replace-2018-03-13/

Update: More confirmation (links below) that Rex Tillerson learned of his actual firing via the president's public tweet, above. ...Making that a no-class, gutless move by Trump, if true.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/us/politics/trump-tillerson-pompeo.html

http://time.com/5198200/donald-trump-fired-rex-tillerson-analysis/

More:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillersons-ouster-how-it-unfolded/

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Trump was asked if he fired Rex Tillerson because he called him a "moron." He didn't answer. https://t.co/8NCf07VVwy

— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) March 13, 2018

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Comment: Regular departures -- of various kinds -- are "normal" ...for the Trump-Chaos administration. But watch for more "firings" etc. in the near-future, perhaps especially if Pennsylvania Republican Saccone LOSES his race.




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