OPINION_ Trump announces Tillerson out, Pompeo in -- Here's why firing people can be a good thing

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Trump announces Tillerson out, Pompeo in -- Here's why firing people can be a good thing

OPINION - By Robert Charles | Fox News



President Trump to replace Tillerson with Pompeo
Rex Tillerson is out as secretary of state. Jonathan Swan of Axios provides insight into Pompeo's nomination.


President Trump acted correctly and decisively Tuesday by removing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and announcing he will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to become America’s top diplomat. And Gina Haspel, a career intelligence officer, is an excellent choice to replace Pompeo and become the first female director of the CIA.

That the president made these announcements by tweet is all the rage in the media. But President Reagan removed Alexander Haig as secretary of state in 1982 with similar speed, replacing him with George Schultz. President Reagan did not tweet – but neither did anyone else in the pre-Twitter age. Besides, there is more to this move than how it was announced, and that’s worth examining.

Why did President Trump fire Tillerson?

As an assistant secretary of state under President George W. Bush, and a White House staffer under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Reagan, my take is simple: President Trump sees dangerous waters ahead, and wants a seasoned captain to help him navigate these dicey straits, not a buttoned-down company man.

With a nod to Rex Tillerson’s steady stewardship for just over a year, the president let him go for two reasons.

First, Tillerson does not see the world as President Trump does, especially the complex array of opportunities for engagement associated with North Korea, Russia, China and Iran.

And second, while Tillerson was a choice who was out of the box, he did not think out of the box. Pompeo represents the exact opposite. He is steeped in the intelligence, military and political sensitivities of North Korea, Russia, China and Iran – as big decisions loom.

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