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CNN: Tillerson Found Out He Was Fired by Reading Trump Tweet

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By Jeffrey Rodack | Tuesday, 13 March 2018 10:50 AM EDT

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson learned he was fired by reading a tweet from President Donald Trump, CNN reports.

And CNN executive producer Javi Morgado said the State Department has now confirmed that is the way Tillerson found out about his ouster.

WOW! The State Department now confirms to @CNN's @eliselabottcnn that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson found out he was fired from President Trump's tweet.
— Javi Morgado (@javimorgado) March 13, 2018

Trump had taken to Twitter on Tuesday morning to announce CIA Director Mike Pompeo was replacing Tillerson.

Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018

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