Secretary of State Tillerson out amid clashes with Trump, to be replaced by CIA Director Pompeo

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  1. Egoboy

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    Unless she's a card-carrying member of the deep state?? How do you know she's not?? As you say, she rose through the ranks... The deep state doesn't allow that without a good reason....
     
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    Why don't tell us what Tillerson did wrong as Sof S! You seem to suggest that Tillerson was wrong for the country so tell us why!

    I will answer you last question since that one is fair and not BS by you. What I admired about Tillerson is that he told the truth to Trump. Truth to power. Tillerson told Trump what Trump needed to hear notbwhat Trump wanted to hear.
     
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    Meh, their BO peep got rid of his sheep. Look how many SOD's the Peep went thru.

    Still do you think the leftness can figure out what elections have to do with those in the WH, when it comes to getting rid of people?

    Myself, I can't say there is much hope in them knowing.
     
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    Surround yourself with yes men. Now that's the way to great leadership!
     
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    I don't know that she isn't. The only evidence I have is that Trump, who has distain for the deep state, nominated her and she has a pretty conservative record, what little record we the public have. Time will tell. Thats why I said interesting choice. I am sure the rec came from Pompeo, who is in lock step with the president.
     
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    I guess he needed other Republicans who were willing to pledge loyalty in breaking the law like Comey wouldn't.
     
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    President Chaos has already had more turnover in his first year than most Presidents have in their entire time in office. Which is remarkable considering how many offices are still empty.

    You can't run the world like a small family business. Trump is failing at trying to do so.
     
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    Cmon now, he still can't explain out why it is wrong for Trump to pick Pompeo for State.

    You think the TDS is showing now. Wait until Gowdy Offically retires and gets put in as Head of the DOJ, FBI, or as a SCOTUS Judge.

    Hospital emergency rooms will be packed.
     
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    She was the assistant. He had no idea who to appoint. She has a shady record regarding torture.
     
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    Strange. Trump supporters were praising Trump in draining the swamp by appointing those who never had a position of a politician and now we have a Trump supporter praising Trump for appointing a former politician into a powerful position!
     
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    Does that include getting rid of people you hired in a very short time?
     
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    All the criticism from the left on this move serves to prove it was the right move. About time too.
     
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    What I recall is that people here were jumping on the Trump bandwagon and praised Trump's appointment of Tillerson because Rex came from oil and he was a great energy CEO and he bad dealings with Russia so that was just great, blah blah blah.. I was cautious and was worried especially about Russia connection but I was willing to give him a chance.
     
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    :roflol: I outed you. Trump hater disguised as a Tillerson supporter? :roflol: :roflol:
     
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    It's already past one year of a eight year very successful presidency so far and the leftists are still so butthurt about Trump that the things they say is astonishing. The incredibly nasty rhetoric about Trump and his supporters which is really just a projection of their own ideologies failures is.. Pathetic.

    Trump could nominate Jesus H Christ himself for SOS and they'd say he's a warmonger. TDS

    MAGA
     
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    Link that up Tom. Lets see what you can come up with.

    Oh and don't forget Trump has more Women in his Cabinet than Most other Presidents too.
     
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    All this criticism? It seems most people are just laughing at Trump
     
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    Oh look, another Trumpette holding his President to the same standard as an internet troll.
     
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    If the president is leading the country down the path of destruction as Trump is we need people who will tell the truth.
     
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    Right before he was fired abruptly which is unusual, Tillerson went against the President when he said:

    I read that Theresa May also bowed to pressure when she blamed Russia. One has to wonder 'who' is pressuring them and for what reason?
     
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    "Chaos is a ladder"

    Tillerson ran the State dept like a CEO. He seemed to think he would be solely responsible for foreign policy, and butted heads with the CEO of the nation. It didn't work out as Trump or Tillerson hoped. I think Tillerson thought Trump was an idiot and would defer all foreign policy to him, which is why he dropped his billionaire salary to perform a civic duty for the good of the country. They didn't see eye to eye on much, and didn't conduct his role correctly and was let go. I don't think there is a bad guy here, just an untenable role relationship.
     
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    Actually, Pompeo has very little in the way of foreign policy experience. He has been a reliable ally of Isreal, and has singed on to Trump's pro Saudi agenda.

    He didn't even serve on the Foreign Relations Committee before he was appointed to CIA chief.

    And he has NO experience in dealing with foriegn leaders outside of a few meetings.
     
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    I do not see that much criticism from the left.
     
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    Sorry, but Pompeo is a barbaric moron.

    He is pro black prisons with virtually unlimited torture, thinks Edward Snowden should be executed, is in total climate denial, is for government censorship of movies, is for invading the private lives of Americans and on and on.

    The guy is yet another Rep who desperately wants it to be 1956 again.
     
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