we have a very good relationship, for whatever reason, chemistry, whatever it is. why do people get along? right from the beginning from day one, i ve gotten along well with mike pompeo. and frankly, i get along well with rex, too. you know, i wish rex a lot of good things. i think he s going to do he s going to be very happy. rex will be happier now. i appreciate his service. with mike, we ve had a good chemistry from the beginning. harris, you played some reaction from capitol hill from the house minority leader. the senate minority leader said the instable of this administration in every area weakens america. if he s confirmed, we hope mr. pompeo will toughen up or policies towards russia and putin. there was controversy over the president s pick to replace pompeo at the cia. gina haskell, a 32-year veteran. she came up through the ranks and a first time a woman has led the cia.
so that contradictory statement has led to a firing of the aide to secretary of state rex tillerson by the white house and it s now confirmed. we ll be right back. . i actually got along well with rex. it was a different mindset, a different thinking. i don t know why i didn t get screened a long time ago.
just a few hours, after telling close confidants he is at peace with his plan to push rex tillerson out, making mike pompeo the top diplomat if he s confirmed. joining me is msnbc political analyst robert costa, political analyst robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker in california. about to see the president when he arrived. his first trip to california. and jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters. robert, first, what are you hearing about the president and whether or not other changes, which seem to be telegraphed, we don t know what s going to happen with mcmaster or if larry kudlow is going to replace gary co goen, what s going on there? it s a wild day, talking to officials inside of west wing. they say he s looking at everybody and everyone, trying to restart his presidency. under siege in a way with what s going on in the pennsylvania special election. but he s open to making major changes thi
i know i love my country, i want my voice out there. i want to be able to continue to communicate in a way that really represents that great middle that s pushing the extremes out. your heart and mind is open. slip and fall. aappreciate it govern. coming up, we got to turn back to the real story. rex tillerson out. o-u-t, the reporter who broke that story, ashley parker. bravo my sister. what a piece. give me the deets. so, like this as many thing in the white house as you would imagine is a fairly chaotic process. we had been hearing starting yesterday the president has been telling a number of advisers that this is the week rex would be out. as it turned out it was
and it s getting longer and longer and longer and more ridiculous. literally at this point, we have to do fancy camera work where i turn so you can have the bigger wall behind me, so we can make the list this big, this is nuts. rachel will need that extra real estate tonight. rex tillerson out. he got his pink slip on twitter this morning. tillerson is fourth in line for succession to the presidency, and he got his pink slip. and honestly, sometimes the truth is worth repeating. the man famous for pretending to fire people in dramatic board room meetings appears incapable of actually doing it in person while serving as the most powerful leader in the world. latoya, you re fired. you re fired.