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12/7/18
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he was fired by Donald Trump because he wouldn’t let the president break the law. In an interview with CBS News’ Bob Schieffer on Thursday, Tillerson suggested that his ouster was inevitable because he was constantly telling Trump no ― especially when it came to violating laws. “I’d have to say to him, ‘Mr. President, I understand what you wanna do, but you can’t do it that way. It violates the law, it violates treaty.’ He got really frustrated,” Tillerson said. “I think he grew tired of me being the guy who told him, ‘You can’t do that.’” Tillerson appeared to be speaking broadly, and it’s unclear what treaties the president wanted to violate. But he didn’t pull any punches, and noted that working with Trump was awful because the president didn’t like to read. “What’s challenging for me ... is to go to work for a man who is pretty undisciplined, doesn’t like to read, doesn’t read briefing reports, doesn’t like to get into the details of a lot of things,” he said. “We are starkly different in our styles, we did not have a common value system.” The interview was, as The Washington Post put it, the closest we’ve seen Tillerson get to publicly espousing his real feelings about Trump. Last year, he refused to deny reports that he referred to Trump as a “moron,” but he’s never publicly accused the president of attempting to break the law. In March, Tillerson was canned by Trump in favor of Mike Pompeo. He told Schieffer that he’d never met the president “until the day he asked me to be secretary of state.”
By the way he didn't give up his job...he retired and his wife talked him into doing the SOS thing.
Rex Wayne Tillerson (born March 23, 1952) is a former American government official and former energy executive who served as the 69th United States Secretary of State from February 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018, under President Donald Trump.[1][2][3] Originally a civil engineer, Tillerson joined Exxon in 1975. He rose to become chairman and chief executive officer of ExxonMobil, holding that position from 2006 until 2017, when he left to join the Trump administration.
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Rex Tillerson Says He Repeatedly Stopped Donald Trump From Breaking The Law
I actually think Trump was impressed with Tillerson's "Russia Order of Friendship" medal bestowed on Rex by Putin himself.
Are Trump supporters going to call Tillerson a liberal now?
How can Trump supporters continue to support him? A cabinet member who worked closely with Trump, who defended Trump, clearly explains that Trump is totally incompetent and immoral. How can Trump supporters turn a blind eye to this? It's mindboggling!
I bet Trumpsters will just ignore this thread because what can they say? Tillerson is working for the Clintons?
I'm not surprised by this. Tillerson seemed like a serious guy that was not used to navigating politics or the lunatic boss.
By the way he didn't give up his job...he retired and his wife talked him into doing the SOS thing.
I'm glad he's out for numerous reasons.
Deafening silence from Trump supporters.
So far Trump supporters are steering clear of this thread and the thread about Trump tweeting that Tillerson is “dumb as a rock”.
It is tough behavior to defend but I can think of a couple posters who will probably give it a go here in a bit.
So far Trump supporters are steering clear of this thread and the thread about Trump tweeting that Tillerson is “dumb as a rock”.
It is tough behavior to defend but I can think of a couple posters who will probably give it a go here in a bit.
Not according to the sources I've read.
He also finally learned that he should have hired John Bolton long ago, rather than handsome execs from exxon and the like.
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