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Trump axes Tillerson, names CIA's Pompeo chief US Diplomat

President Donald Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday - via Twitter - and picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to shift from America's spy chief to its top diplomat. The abrupt announcement ended the turbulent tenure of the man who reportedly called the president a "moron" but wanted to stay, and deepened the disarray in the Trump administration.