Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson on Twitter

CIA director Mike Pompeo to take over as secretary of state

Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson was in office for little over a year
(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will nominate CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him as the nation’s top diplomat.

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