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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:02 PM Nov 2017

Pompeo emerges as favorite to replace Tillerson

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump has turned his daily intelligence briefing — a routine that in previous administrations has been a dry, formal affair — into a free-flowing conversation during which he peppers his CIA director, former House member Mike Pompeo, with questions about everything from national security threats to the internal dynamics of Congress.

After their 10 a.m. sessions, which Pompeo conducts in person about four mornings a week, Trump often asks Pompeo to accompany him to his next meeting — whatever it is.


The CIA director’s favored status in the West Wing has made him the odds-on choice to succeed Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, according to more than half a dozen administration officials and outside advisers familiar with the White House’s current plans. It’s not clear when Tillerson might leave — he has vigorously denied rumors that he plans to resign anytime soon — but Pompeo has told associates that he expects the president to tap him for the position and that he’d accept the job if it’s offered to him.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/pompeo-tillerson-state-cia-244905




Chaos 24/7

Just beyond belief that we have to have the head of the CIA going to the White House to do his duty on WH day care.

That is a huge amount of time for the head of CIA to devote to this hand holding nonsense.
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Pompeo emerges as favorite to replace Tillerson (Original Post) grantcart Nov 2017 OP
Nothing is normal anymore. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #1
Boy it must be great to have your boss openly talking about replacing you underpants Nov 2017 #2
Especially when you and everybody else Turbineguy Nov 2017 #3
trump has a 3:30 presser..... getagrip_already Nov 2017 #4
That house... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #12
Ex Kansan Rep,he's nothing but a Trump ass kisser all the way..... Bengus81 Nov 2017 #5
the opening line of Pompeo's briefing is "That's a great tie Mr. President, where did you get it?" grantcart Nov 2017 #6
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic? a la izquierda Nov 2017 #7
Tillerson should flip IronLionZion Nov 2017 #8
Can't we just hire in house? Corgigal Nov 2017 #9
This cabal is one giant clusterf***k. gademocrat7 Nov 2017 #10
Pootie must be so proud. Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #11

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)
4. trump has a 3:30 presser.....
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:09 PM
Nov 2017

My money is he will announce sessions and tillerson and maybe one other person are leaving.

He is going to clean house.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
12. That house...
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:08 PM
Nov 2017

could never be clean, no matter where he puts people. You start out with trash, you always have trash. Oh, but Trump "has all the best people", right?

Bengus81

(6,932 posts)
5. Ex Kansan Rep,he's nothing but a Trump ass kisser all the way.....
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:16 PM
Nov 2017

Tillerson will SOON be free of this maniac BS and let me guess won't regret it for a second.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
9. Can't we just hire in house?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:30 PM
Nov 2017

For starters, a non foreign asset, a regular American would be nice.

Just a thought.

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