Discussion: WaPo: Pompeo No Longer Top Choice To Replace Tillerson At State Department

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#15

No. This article tells us very little of even new gossip. Basically just that Trump likes his daily briefings from Pompeo, which dovetails with another story that emerged this week (again…already reported months ago, but it coming up again with this, gives a slight bit of context), that Trump likes his daily briefs to be “good news” and include lots of mentions of him. So the WH goes out of its way to not tell him bad news (particularly anything concerning Russia) for fear of setting him off on a tantrum.

This article doesn’t mention, but we are supposed to make an inference, that the “Pompeo at State” plan was trial balloon that got shot down. We should also infer that the WH is still scrambling to find a replacement for Tillerson, who said almost 6 months ago that he wanted out by the end of the year. But the MSM is still acting like this is all brand new news, and are stunned to find out that Tillerson is leaving State.

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#16

And he never ever mentions Russia. When Mr. Trump hears that word in a daily briefing it makes him so mad he goes stamping around the room for hours!

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#17

It might be worth it for Lindsey to become SOS just to see him travel to Great Britain, since it will be the first time America actually sent a queen to visit the monarchy.
And wouldn’t you just love to see the shit that the FBI and the CIA must have on Miz Lindz? I’ll bet that closet isn’t big enough to hold it!

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#18

Of course the media is acting like this is brand new news. They still think that tomorrow is going to be THE DAY DONALD TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT!!!

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#19

that Pompeo will likely stay in his current position because Trump enjoys his daily briefings.

donnie’s worried that someone who replaces pompeo won’t soft-pedal Russia in briefings. Poor donnie wouldn’t be able to handle that.

The fact that briefings need to be altered from the truth to coddle his ego is, all on its own, enough reason to impeach. He’s neglecting his duty to protect the nation, and the briefing staff that goes along with this is just as bad.

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#20

@adabsurdum comment may make the WH reconsider all notions of appointing a sitting Senator. SC “should” be a safe place for republicans, but looking at what happened in AL AND the special election they had in June for Mulvaney’s old seat, is probably giving them pause.

That being said, Graham has been casting about for an Administration job for awhile now. His presidential run was supposed to be an audition for SecDef. I do think, whether its a State job or not, that Graham is buttering up the President right now, as he has figured out the only way to get Trump to listen to you, is to pay him lots of compliments first.

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#21

the former three-term Congressman tends to offer the President advice on issues far outside his reach as CIA director

Not sure which is worse: for Pompeo to advise Trump on intelligence matters or for him to opine “on issues far outside his reach.”

I suspect the answer is “Yes.”

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#22

that Trump has become increasingly fond of Pompeo, as the former three-term Congressman tends to offer the President advice on issues far outside his reach as CIA director.

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Mike_Pompeo.htm

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#23

Glad Pompeo’s out to replace Tillerson at State. That gives my candidacy to be the next Secy a boost.

Oh, sure, of course I’m utterly and completely unqualified to be Secy of State. I would be a disaster in the job. That’s why I would be a perfect fit in this administration! I even have dementia a little, so Trump and I would get on swimmingly. We’ld bond. I would be his buddy, brighten his day. What, you expect something more from a Secy of State!?

Please, whatever you do, DO NOT write the WH supporting my candidacy. You folks are way too intelligent. You use too many big words that are no longer the best words that are all that’s left in the vocabularies of me and my dementia buddy. I can’t say quite what those best words might be just offhand, but I suspect that you people would not use the best words in recommending me, so just lay off, okay?

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#24

I’m not sure the State Department matters that much in the world of Trump. T-Rex has chopped it down and diminished its relevance. There’s really no reason to replace T-Rex. He might be bored of the job and want to quit. The only other thing I can think of is some Congressional Republicans like Lindsay Graham or Tom Cotton are lobbying to get a cabinet position or other exec position and State is part of the musical chairs puzzle. I could see Trump getting rid of Haley and T-Rex and moving some people into different spots.

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#25

Not possible.

Trump is a moron.

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#26

I think it could be Graham - it frees up a senate seat for Henry McMaster, the current SC governor who was all in for Trump (Haley was picked for the UN job so Henry could become governor). But Graham has warned Trump about firing Mueller - Graham might still believe - as he said in 2016 - that Trump is a kook and unfit for the presidency. This could give Graham a chance to be part of a 25th Amendment cabinet process to remove Trump and put Pence in the White House.

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#27

As one looks at the chain of filling positions if Tillerson leaves has changed with the victory of Jones. Cotton (or any other Senator) can no longer be in the chain. It would seem that changes all of the dynamics up and down the list.

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#28

As glad as I would be to see “Wrecks” banished from Foggy Bottom, I think “Skippy The Bush Kangaroo” would be better than Pompeo.

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#29

Tillerson is reportedly at his wit’s end with the White House over its delay in filling key State Department positions, according to the officials who spoke with The Washington Post.

That's curious. Tillerson has previously stated the State Dept could basically be run by the parking attendant in the Senate offices garage and the White House pastry chef. In their spare time.
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#30

so with this special handling Pomp is one of the Adult Day Care Staff?

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#31

Trump probably needs Pompeo at CIA to keep sitting on the explosive Russia conspiracy business. He’s putting Trump over Country.

But hey, I hear Omarosa is now available. As incompetent as she is, hard to do worse than Tillerson.

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#32

The Top Choice is found in the frozen food section at the supermarket. Dotard will request his selection when he gets the munchies at 3:00 a.m. His staff has indicated he likes frozen peas warmed up in Russian tea.

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#33

Just Google something like “State Department is useless and should be shut down” and see what names come up.

The only people who would want the job under Trumpp are people who don’t believe the DOS has a reason for existing.

#34

That depends on how the seat would be filled. If the governor could appoint a successor to fill it until, perhaps, 2020 (I don’t know if any states would do that), then a sitting senator could be appointed. And you are assuming that Jones’ result was not all that improbable. While his win has changed the calculus somewhat, I’m not sure that it has really scrambled things all that much in deep red states.

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