In the professional abattoir that is the Trump administration, almost every cabinet member has been rumored to be in the president's gunsights. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wasn't even back at the top of the batting order, but he's the first top man to go.
Before turning to the question of Tillerson himself, Washington's rumor mill deserves a word. We have heard frenzied rumors about almost everyone's ouster from the get-go. Last week (seriously), H. R. McMaster was out, being replaced by a Ford exec. Before that, Chief of Staff John Kelly was out. We heard the president wished Jared would go. That the Secretary of the Interior was out. Also VA sec. Some others. To be sure, at least one of the rumors must be true. Even a blind hog is right twice a day. Or something. But most of these stories are reporters talking to agitators, ax grinders and other reporters. They are not talking to people who know anything, which in this administration, consists of Donald J. Trump. But back to Tillerson.
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