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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho fills in for Tillerson if he's fired or resigns?
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Who fills in for Tillerson if he's fired or resigns? (Original Post)
Kaleva
Oct 2017
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fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)1. Dennis Rodman.
OneBlueDotBama
(1,384 posts)3. Only if Eric Trump...
is stuck in the bathroom again, trying to figure out that complicated mechanics of the zipper thing.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)11. That would be great news! Peace with North Korea in our time!
Trump Ryugyong Opening Fall 2019!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)2. Good question, since it seems the State Department doesn't have
an assistant secretary (or hardly any staff at all). If Trump nominates Pompeo, though, he wouldn't have to be reconfirmed because he was already confirmed as CIA director. But if he takes the SoS job, who gets the CIA?
Kaleva
(36,305 posts)8. We have an acting Sec of Homeland Security since Allen left to be CoS
It looks like John Sullivan is No. 2 at the State Department
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)4. jOHN Bolton seen going into WH today...war with Iran tonight at eleven.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)5. FML...
Stuart G
(38,427 posts)6. Maybe "Ivanka" ?
Kaleva
(36,305 posts)10. Jared since he brought peace to the Middle East.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)12. Exactly what I thought, Jared or one if his kids
Because they're soooo smart you know.
bdamomma
(63,850 posts)7. is this speculation
that this will happen that Tillerson will resign? Him and Putin are tight though.
Anyone see crazy Bannon last night he is going after sitting GOP Senators for 2018, good let the bloodbath begin.
cyndensco
(1,697 posts)9. Last week i heard a talking head mention pompeo. n/t