Rex Tillerson expected to step down in January, plans discussed for Pompeo to take place

[TomSea]

Rex Tillerson expected to step down in January, plans discussed for Pompeo to take place

Brooke Singman is a Politics Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @brookefoxnews.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected 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.

Fox News is told the most likely succession plan would involve moving Pompeo to the State Department and nominating Arkansas Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton to lead the CIA.

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/30/rex-tillerson-expected-to-step-down-in-january-plans-discussed-for-pompeo-to-take-place.html

NY Times first reported this but I don't know if this has the ring of truth to it.  It may be fake news though Fox's reporting seems unconnected to the NYT.

[Fishrrman]

Been seeing this from several sources today.
I reckon it's going to happen.

[Bigun]

Still nothing but speculation at this point.  I'll wait and see what, if anything, actually happens.

[Frank Cannon]

Been seeing this from several sources today.
I reckon it's going to happen.

All the sources are reporting what other sources reported from unnamed sources.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Still nothing but speculation at this point.  I'll wait and see what, if anything, actually happens.

@Bigun

Kelly called State to knock down reports of Tillerson ouster
The Hill, Nov 30, 2017, Max Greenwood

White House chief of staff John Kelly called the State Department on Thursday to shoot down media reports that a plan had been developed to remove Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, according to agency spokeswoman Heather Nauert.

Nauert said at a department press briefing that Tillerson shrugged off reports that the White House had a plan in place to force him out and install CIA Director Mike Pompeo in his place.

"He kind of brushed this off today; he's heard these kinds of stories before," Nauert said. "He's just going on about his business."

"What I can tell you is that chief of staff Kelly called our department this morning and said that the rumors are not true, that the reports are not true," she added.


More: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/362641-nauert-kelly-called-state-dept-to-knock-down-reports-of-tillerson