WASHINGTON DC- MARCH 13 President Donald Trump holds a meeting with members of his cabinet including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in the Cabinet Room of the White House
Many Democrats in Congress expressed dismay at Tillerson's firing, saying the change would sow more instability in the administration at a crucial time.
Pompeo would need to be confirmed by the Senate.
Trump told reporters Tuesday that he made the decision "by myself" and said the two were "talking about this for a long time". "When you look at the Iran deal, I think it's awful and he thinks it's okay", Trump said. "I actually got along well with Rex, but really it was a different mindset, it was a different thinking".
Trump conceded Tuesday that he and Tillerson often were not on the same page.
"I had a very good conversation with Director Pompeo this morning and look forward to meeting with him soon", Corker said in a statement.
Some national security insiders, meanwhile, have mused during recent months that Mr. Pompeo might be a stronger fit for secretary of state because of his focus on the North Korea crisis.
She wrote: "Great decision by the President".
Over months of speculation about Tillerson's future, Haley had been rumored as one possible successor.
The Washington Post reported Trump asked Tillerson to step down last Friday.
The president is adding that Tillerson will be "much happier now", and he appreciates his service.
While Tillerson has been critical of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and its intervention from Ukraine to Syria, Pompeo has at times bolstered Trump's view that inquiries into Russian election meddling is a "witch hunt" meant to undercut his presidency.
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The state department then released an extraordinary statement saying, "The Secretary did not speak to the President and is unaware of the reason (he was fired), but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling".
Here is a partial list of officials who have been fired or quit since Trump took office on January 20, 2017, as well as people nominated by him for a position who did not take the job.
The officials weren't authorized to speak publicly and demanded anonymity.
If formally nominated and confirmed, Pompeo will be the first former Central Intelligence Agency director to become secretary of state.
In October, Pompeo caused a stir when he said the intelligence community's assessment of Russia's campaign interference was that it "did not affect the outcome of the election". He will do a fantastic job!
The secretary of state was on an official tour of Africa last week when he was caught unawares by Mr Trump's agreement to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Haspel, who has extensive overseas experience, briefly ran a secret CIA prison where terror suspects Abu Zubayadah and Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri were waterboarded in 2002, according to current and former USA intelligence officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Tillerson continued to insist his relationship with the president was solid and brushed off rumors of strain between them.
Trump's Twitter announcement came only a few hours after Tillerson landed in Washington after the trip, which had been cut short.
Meanwhile, U.S. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer tweeted that he hoped "that Mr. Pompeo will turn over a new leaf and will start toughening up our policies towards Russian Federation and Putin".
Tillerson was slated to retire from Exxon in March 2017 at age 65 under the company's mandatory retirement policy.
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