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Old 13th March 2018, 05:47 AM   #681
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TILLERSON OUT!!!
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Old 13th March 2018, 05:50 AM   #682
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Originally Posted by Loss Leader View Post
This fits Trump's modus operandi. Reportedly, he hates firing people. He sort of freezes them out and then has a subordinate tell them they're not welcome anymore. It's bizarre, though, that he can't even have an honest conversation with his own daughter.

I'm not saying this rumor's true. McMaster and Cohn will be the next ones out.
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TILLERSON OUT!!!
No second round of applause for Loss Leader.

Still breaking news.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/03/1...ate-tillerson/

CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace Tillerson.
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Old 13th March 2018, 05:53 AM   #683
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I understand that Putin didn't like Romney as Secretary of State, but does he really prefer Pompeo over Tillerson?
maybe Trump should ask his boss before this staff decision?
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Good to see Trump still stands by his catch phrase.
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Old 13th March 2018, 06:17 AM   #685
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Tillerson knew the risk he was taking when he bad-mouthed Putin over the Skripal case. Respect is due for doing it anyway, I think.
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Old 13th March 2018, 06:41 AM   #686
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Originally Posted by CapelDodger View Post
Tillerson knew the risk he was taking when he bad-mouthed Putin over the Skripal case. Respect is due for doing it anyway, I think.
I'm surprised he survived calling Trump a moron.
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And someone called John McEntee, over his security clearance. The Best People!
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Old 13th March 2018, 07:14 AM   #688
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Gee whiz!

Rex Tillerson has finally got the boot and I am surprised that it has taken this long.

And by the way, due to the numerous State Department resignations in the last several months I sure hope that the last person to leave the State Department building will remember to turn out the lights.
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Tillerson even got the "He's a good man -- I like him" routine, but after the fact this time.
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Originally Posted by Trebuchet View Post
And someone called John McEntee, over his security clearance. The Best People!

Am I missing something here?

As more and more people get booted out of the White House because of problems with getting their security clearances. shouldn't that make keeping Ivanka and Jared even more difficult?
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Old 13th March 2018, 08:22 AM   #691
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Originally Posted by Trebuchet View Post
And someone called John McEntee, over his security clearance. The Best People!
Being investigated for financial crimes, so they fire him and escort him out of the White House but then make him a senior campaign advisor....
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Old 13th March 2018, 08:26 AM   #692
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Apparently John McEntee made certain that Trump always had markers for autographs , delivered messages to him at the White House, and last weekend made certain the clocks in the White House were "sprung forward" for daylight savings time (https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-...red-1520945928). My God- Trump couldn't even hire a go-fer who didn't have serious issues!

Well, at least Mr. McEntee is now free to find a less demeaning job- assuming he stays clear of a conviction and prison.
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Being investigated for financial crimes, so they fire him and escort him out of the White House but then make him a senior campaign advisor....

It says a lot about the ethical and moral character of the Trump campaign apparatus, but nothing we didn't already know from past performance.
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OK, Tillerson puts out a press release supporting the UK conclusions about the source of the toxin and condemns Russia for their involvement, and suddenly gets canned.

How can Congress let this go unchecked?
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Old 13th March 2018, 08:51 AM   #695
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OK, Tillerson puts out a press release supporting the UK conclusions about the source of the toxin and condemns Russia for their involvement, and suddenly gets canned.

How can Congress let this go unchecked?
Because they're aiding and abetting.
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It would appear to have been in the works for at least a little while since David Dennison already had noms for SOSUS and CIA lined up.
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Old 13th March 2018, 09:21 AM   #697
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Originally Posted by pgwenthold View Post
OK, Tillerson puts out a press release supporting the UK conclusions about the source of the toxin and condemns Russia for their involvement, and suddenly gets canned.

How can Congress let this go unchecked?
Tillerson was told last Friday that he would be fired, so I think that his comments on Russia are irrelevant here.
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The BBC World Service introduced the Tillerson Story with, "it's been almost 7 full days since the last high-level aide left the White House..."
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It seems like only yesterday when reports of Tillerson's pending ouster was labeled "fake news" by the Liar-in-Chief.
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Old 13th March 2018, 09:52 AM   #701
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Originally Posted by phiwum View Post
Tillerson was told last Friday that he would be fired, so I think that his comments on Russia are irrelevant here.
I would see it as the opposite: he is making a last statement that ignoring Russia's aggressions is wrong.
His successor Pompeo is unabashedly wearing blinders when it comes to Russia, contradicting his own agency.
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Originally Posted by phiwum View Post
Tillerson was told last Friday that he would be fired, so I think that his comments on Russia are irrelevant here.
Correction. Trump says he told Tillerson on Friday. Trump makes stuff up.

According to a release from State Department Under Secretary Steve Goldstein, Tillerson didn't find out about his removal from the president and it appears that he may have heard the news through Trump's tweet.

"The Secretary did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling,"

So Tillerson got his bad news from the White House the same way the rest of us do, in a 4am Presidential bathroom tweet.
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TILLERSON OUT!!!
The Happiest Man in America!

Meanwhile, the State Department official who contradicted the official White House story of the firing has also been fired.
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The Happiest Man in America!

Meanwhile, the State Department official who contradicted the official White House story of the firing has also been fired.
This is starting to sound like a Monty Python sketch.
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Originally Posted by Trebuchet View Post
The Happiest Man in America!

Meanwhile, the State Department official who contradicted the official White House story of the firing has also been fired.
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This is starting to sound like a Monty Python sketch.
This administration will now be completed, at last minute and great expense, in an entirely different style:

New Secretary of State: Chuck Llama Jones

ETA: Thinking in a different direction, I wonder if someone could make some cash by offering a combo deal on a horse and a fiddle...

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Old 13th March 2018, 10:52 AM   #706
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For Trump's sake I hope he has a working NDA with Tillerson - otherwise the man has probably more to say than just "*********** Moron".
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For Trump's sake I hope he has a working NDA with Tillerson - otherwise the man has probably more to say than just "*********** Moron".
Secretary of State can not be bound by an NDA. He would of course be bound by what is or is not classified. But you can not have an NDA with official staff, only campaign staff.
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Correction. Trump says he told Tillerson on Friday. Trump makes stuff up.

According to a release from State Department Under Secretary Steve Goldstein, Tillerson didn't find out about his removal from the president and it appears that he may have heard the news through Trump's tweet.

"The Secretary did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling,"

So Tillerson got his bad news from the White House the same way the rest of us do, in a 4am Presidential bathroom tweet.
Tillerson said he received a call from Trump around noon today, from Air Force One, more than three hours after WaPo alert and Trump tweet announcing his firing.
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I'm surprised he survived calling Trump a moron.
I guess he's been on borrowed time since then. He couldn't be fired when the "copulating moron" thing was fresh news; now it can be associated with his anti-Russian comment, which is fine with Trump - it sends Vlad the right message.

From what I hear on Pompeo, war with Iran just came a lot closer. Trump's in a bit of a bind there, though, because Vlad's approval isn't a given.
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Pompeo is probably acceptable to Putin , since he is sure to drive US allies even further away than Trump alone has managed to far.
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The BBC World Service introduced the Tillerson Story with, "it's been almost 7 full days since the last high-level aide left the White House..."
Sweet.
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Does anyone else find the similarity between Pompeo and Pompeii an ominous omen?

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The Happiest Man in America!

Meanwhile, the State Department official who contradicted the official White House story of the firing has also been fired.
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This is starting to sound like a Monty Python sketch.
The best subtitles!
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I guess he's been on borrowed time since then. He couldn't be fired when the "copulating moron" thing was fresh news; now it can be associated with his anti-Russian comment, which is fine with Trump - it sends Vlad the right message.
Well, now we know what it takes to get fired at the White House. You can call Trump a copulating moron all you want, but trash talk the Russians and you are out within 24 hours.

All hail President Putin!
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Am I missing something here?

As more and more people get booted out of the White House because of problems with getting their security clearances. shouldn't that make keeping Ivanka and Jared even more difficult?
Trump is going to end up as Tiberius at Mar a Lago.
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Gee whiz!

Rex Tillerson has finally got the boot and I am surprised that it has taken this long.

And by the way, due to the numerous State Department resignations in the last several months I sure hope that the last person to leave the State Department building will remember to turn out the lights.
Who needs diplomacy when you have Trump and a Big Military?

I see lots of body bags coming home in the future...
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Well, now we know what it takes to get fired at the White House. You can call Trump a copulating moron all you want, but trash talk the Russians and you are out within 24 hours.

All hail President Putin!
Who would have thought we would fight the second war of Independence against the Russians?
Red Dawn for real...
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And the purge might just be beginning. Many commentators are saying Trump wants everybody who is not a blind follower of him out of the White House and upper ranks of the government.
SO Trump can rule with his gut feelings, and not be bothered with experts who disagree with him.
I think the term "Catastrophic Results" will be applicable to the result.
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You don't even want to be the one holding the phone for Tillerson. Loyalty in Donny's White House has a price...dismissal.

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Then came the tweet, shown by a senior aide to Tillerson. Steve Goldstein, the under-secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, issued a statement that said: “The secretary did not speak to the president this morning and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling and not to be regretted.”

Goldstein also said Tillerson had “every intention of staying”. A few hours later Goldstein himself was dismissed, apparently for publicly contradicting the White House.
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Old 13th March 2018, 06:04 PM   #720
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Originally Posted by dudalb View Post
And the purge might just be beginning. Many commentators are saying Trump wants everybody who is not a blind follower of him out of the White House and upper ranks of the government.
SO Trump can rule with his gut feelings, and not be bothered with experts who disagree with him.
I think the term "Catastrophic Results" will be applicable to the result.
I'm guessing he's scared of the 25th Amendment.
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