In the United States, one of the State Department's most senior officials was sacked today after his comments on the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to contradict the White House version of events. White House and State Department officials confirmed that President Donald Trump had decided that Under Secretary of State Steve Goldstein had to go, on the heels of an earlier abrupt decision to fire Tillerson.
No reason was given for the decision, but earlier Goldstein -- who was undersecretary for public affairs and public diplomacy -- had told reporters that Tillerson was not expecting to be ousted.
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