The White House has developed a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, within weeks, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior officials.
Under the plan, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton would be tapped to replace Pompeo at the CIA, the New York Times said.
The Times said it was not immediately clear whether U.S. President Donald Trump had given final approval to the plan.
A senior administration official told Reuters the plan to replace Tillerson with Pompeo has been in the works for a number of weeks.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo answers questions while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) In Washington, April 13. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press)
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