Comments | ontd_political: Rex Tillerson is clearly out of the loop and out of his depth in Trumpland

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Rex Tillerson is clearly out of the loop and out of his depth in Trumpland

Mar 23, 2017 09:42

The former oil executive’s apparent reluctance to be Trump’s secretary of state could be a sign that he knew he’d be serving in a sham administration

There is a charitable reading of Rex Tillerson’s interview with the previously obscure Independent Journal Review. When the secretary of state told the IJR that “I didn’t want this job, I didn’t ( Read more... )

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eveofrevolution March 23 2017, 13:08:08 UTC

lovedforaday March 23 2017, 13:35:24 UTC

White male Repubs can say anything. can you imagine anyone if Hillary Clinton or even Condi Rice saying "I didn't want this job" without the media going hog wild? I can't or can I imagine them saying that. Ridiculous.

hudebnik March 24 2017, 12:08:45 UTC

A slightly different take: Trump doesn't see the need for a Department of State or a Secretary of State, as he's such a good negotiator that he'll take care of that stuff himself. Tillerson realized that going in, and that this would be a job without any actual power, but it'll look nice on his resume and Trump will reward him in other ways for taking it.