I'm listening to conservative talk radio (there really isn't any other kind) and the callers all love the Tillerson firing. Of course they love everything that Trump does. But their reasoning, as best that I can gather, is that Tillerson wasn't "tough enough." Examples:
1. Tillerson tried to sweet talk North Korea. Trump was "tough" with North Korea, and that's brought Kim to the table (cringing in terror of Trump.)
2. Tillerson liked Obama's weak Iran deal. Trump wants to get rid of it. Tillerson tried to stop him. Now with Tillerson gone, Trump won't appease Iran any longer!
3. Trump called most of Africa "####hole" countries. It was rude, but accurate. Tillerson went to Africa to apologize to everyone. That was weak, it was politically correct. Trump doesn't need to apologize; he told it like it was, and the world respects us more as a result.
This is the logic that we're dealing with.