| One has to wonder whether the expectation is true, or merely deep state rumour mongering in the hope of forcing reality to conform to their desire. |
[FoxNews] Another potential shakeup in the Trump administration; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to leave the Trump administration in January, sources tell Fox News, amid discussion of potentially tapping CIA Director Mike Pompeo as a replacement.
The discussions come amid reports of growing tension between President Trump and the nation’s top diplomat.
However, the Trump administration publicly pushed back Thursday when asked about a possible Tillerson exit.
“As we’ve said many times before, as many of you love to write these types of stories, when the president loses confidence in someone, they will not serve in the capacity that they’re in,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said at the press briefing Thursday. “When the president loses confidence in somebody, they will no longer be here.”
Sanders pointed to the president’s on-the-record comments in the Oval Office Thursday during his meeting with Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa. Trump was asked by reporters whether Tillerson would leave his post.
“He’s here,” Trump said. “Rex is here.” |