'Rex is here': Trump responds to speculation about Secretary of State's future


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US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to fire Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA director Mike Pompeo.


On Thursday, Trump passed up an opportunity to publicly back his embattled Secretary of State, saying only that “Rex is here” at the White House, a break from the usual expression of confidence in such a circumstance.


A senior White House official did not deny reports about Tillerson’s imminent departure – a rumor that has been circulating for weeks but which was firmly reported by the New York Times and other US media earlier Thursday.







The newspaper quoted unnamed senior administration officials as saying Trump had soured on Tillerson and was ready for a change at the State Department, probably around the end of the year.


The two men have aired striking differences in public. Trump surprised many observers when he tweeted that Tillerson was “wasting his time” pursuing contacts with North Korea, and Tillerson was quoted as having said that the president was a “moron.” 


The former ExxonMobil executive has also defended the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump last month disavowed.


It was not clear Thursday whether the president had given final approval to the reported cabinet changes. 


White House press secretary Sara Sanders said he was still in the job and “there are no personnel announcements at this time.”


“Secretary Tillerson continues to lead the State Department and the entire cabinet is focused on completing this incredibly successful first year of President Trump’s administration,” she said in a statement.


Under the purported plan, Pompeo would be replaced at the CIA by Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas and a hawk on Iran and an important Trump ally on national security issues.


A Cotton aide told AFP that “Senator Cotton’s focus is on serving Arkansans in the Senate.”


His departure would leave Republicans with another seat to defend, at a time when their Senate majority already in question.


Cotton won his seat easily in 2014, and is tipped as a future presidential contender, but Trump’s unpopularity means Republicans can no longer assume victory in even deep red states.


Article source: http://watoday.com.au/business/energy/energy-startup-carries-out-australias-first-cryptocurrency-raising-20171004-gyu14p.html

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