And then there was one. With the exception of US Defence Secretary James Mattis, President Donald Trump has now cleared the decks of people who stand up to him.
The ousting of Mr Rex Tillerson, whose firing was announced on Twitter, eliminates the gap between Mr Trump's anti-globalist instincts and the stance of America's chief diplomat.
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