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White House develops plan to replace Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo: Report

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White House develops plan to replace Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo: Report

The White House has mapped out a plan in which Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is replaced in the next few weeks with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, according to a report.

Senior administration officials told the New York Times Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., would then take over for Pompeo as director of the CIA.

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