Donald Trump heeft zijn minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Rex Tillerson ontslagen. Dat meldt de Amerikaanse president dinsdag op Twitter. Tillerson wordt opgevolgd door huidige CIA-directeur Mike Pompeo. Tillerson moest zijn ontslag via Twitter vernemen en heeft de president niet persoonlijk gesproken.
Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 13 maart 2018
MORE: Secretary of State Tillerson had not spoken with President Trump and found out about his status when the public did, @margbrennan reports; Tillerson had every intention of staying due to critical progress in national security https://t.co/bvm6zEqLZ2 pic.twitter.com/GhovcY0f99
— CBS News (@CBSNews) 13 maart 2018
“The Secretary did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve,” State Department Under Secretary Steve Goldstein says of Rex Tillerson’s departure https://t.co/23L6tgHMhq pic.twitter.com/qVhvfURjyw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) 13 maart 2018
