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Who fills in for Tillerson if he's fired or resigns? (Original Post) Kaleva Oct 2017 OP
Dennis Rodman. fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #1
Only if Eric Trump... OneBlueDotBama Oct 2017 #3
That would be great news! Peace with North Korea in our time! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 #11
Good question, since it seems the State Department doesn't have The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #2
We have an acting Sec of Homeland Security since Allen left to be CoS Kaleva Oct 2017 #8
jOHN Bolton seen going into WH today...war with Iran tonight at eleven. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #4
FML... The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #5
Maybe "Ivanka" ? Stuart G Oct 2017 #6
Jared since he brought peace to the Middle East. Kaleva Oct 2017 #10
Exactly what I thought, Jared or one if his kids SonofDonald Oct 2017 #12
is this speculation bdamomma Oct 2017 #7
Last week i heard a talking head mention pompeo. n/t cyndensco Oct 2017 #9

OneBlueDotBama

(1,384 posts)
3. Only if Eric Trump...
Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:28 PM
Oct 2017

is stuck in the bathroom again, trying to figure out that complicated mechanics of the zipper thing.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
2. Good question, since it seems the State Department doesn't have
Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:27 PM
Oct 2017

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
Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:42 PM
Oct 2017

It looks like John Sullivan is No. 2 at the State Department

bdamomma

(63,850 posts)
7. is this speculation
Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:32 PM
Oct 2017

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.

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