"After months of tension, Tillerson's State Department tenure comes to abrupt end" PBS NewsHour 3/13/2018

"Abrupt" is an understatement.  Tillerson gets notification via Tweet and word of mouth AFTER being fired.  Forget being respectful of the office or being courteous.

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SUMMARY:  Rex Tillerson was sacked Tuesday after 14 months of rocky relations and a long list of policy disputes with President Trump, who announced the Secretary of State's firing in a tweet.  Judy Woodruff looks back at the many points of contention between Tillerson and Trump, and the circumstances potential successor Mike Pompeo would face at 'Foggy Bottom.'

"Tillerson is one of a wave of departures.  Why is Trump cleaning house?" PBS NewsHour 3/13/2018

Answer, YES.  He's attempting to do the same in the FBI.  Trump wants ONLY people who will massage his ego and kiss his 'ring.'

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SUMMARY:  What led President Trump to shake up his national security team and dismiss Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?  Judy Woodruff gets insights into the firing from Robert Costa of the Washington Post and Josh Lederman of the Associated Press.

"Will Mike Pompeo succeed where Rex Tillerson failed?" PBS NewsHour 3/13/2018

aka "Will Mike Pompeo bow down to Putin and kiss Putin's ring?"

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SUMMARY:  What was Rex Tillerson’s impact on the State Department and American diplomacy, and what will global ripple effects will his successor, current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, face?  Judy Woodruff gets reaction and analysis from Nicholas Burns former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, David Ignatius from The Washington Post, and David Shedd former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.