The following article by Zack Ford was posted on the ThinkProgress website March 13, 2018:
President Trump announced Tuesday morning that Rex Tillerson is out as Secretary of State. The White House claimed it informed Tillerson he was being asked to step down on Friday, which may explain why he broke from the White House Monday when he condemned Russia for the poisoning of a British spy. Conversely, CNN also reported that Tillerson said that he only learned he was out from Trump’s tweet Tuesday morning.
Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Tulia, were poisoned last Sunday with a nerve agent developed in Russia, and remain in critical condition. Prime Minister Theresa May responded by saying it’s “highly likely” that Russia is responsible for the attack, noting that the country is capable of producing the chemical and has a history of state-sponsored assassination, including defectors. Continue reading “White House announces Tillerson’s ouster just hours after he criticizes Russia for poisoning people”