Trump administration mulling Pompeo for NSA - CNN
After U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed national security adviser John Bolton, administration officials are discussing the possibility of replacing Bolton with his chief rival, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, CNN reported. Under this scenario, the country's top diplomat would absorb the national security adviser role and do both jobs, the source reported, citing a senior administration official and a source familiar with the possibilities.
It reminds that the appointment would make Pompeo the second person in history to have both jobs at the same time. The first, Henry Kissinger, was already President Richard Nixon's national security adviser when he was appointed secretary of state in 1973, and filled both roles for two years.