'Pompeo has succeeded by saying and doing whatever Trump wants. ... But because Trump is so temperamental and changeable, channeling what he wants over some long period of time is impossible,' writes CillizzaCNN
Hours before, national security adviser John Bolton, with whom Pompeo had repeatedly clashed, had been fired via Twitter by President Donald Trump. Pompeo had won, and he was taking a bit of a victory lap."There were many times Ambassador Bolton and I disagreed, that's to be sure," Pompeo said."But that's true for lots of people with whom I interact." Later, when asked whether he was surprised by Bolton's firing, Pompeo deadpanned:"I'm never surprised.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Trump sours on top aides faster than most people sour on their favorite song. And because his administration largely functions on his whims, you can be in the inner circle in one week and gone the next -- all because of a change in the President's mood.Which brings me back to Pompeo. He is, without question, the current golden child of this administration. Trump plucked him from the House to be CIA director and pushed Rex Tillerson out at State to put Pompeo in that role.
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