Tillerson has been very clear in his disdain of the president’s opinions,, especially those concerning race relations.
Don’t you recall the (August 28, 2017) interview he gave with Mike Wallace?
Mike asked Tillerson about his expressed opinion being different than Trumps re: Charlottesville: “Are you trying to distance yourself from The President?” Tillerson responds “
The President speaks for himself.”
That doesn't sound like "disdain" to me at all. That sounds like they're both adults, and as adults they can have differences in opinions on different things.
The comment "the president speaks for himself" sounds like a compliment to me... it's far better than "the president only says what his handlers decide he should say".
Your interpretation of Tillerson's intent is utter horse shit.
Whenever you are asked about something the boss said, anywhere, unless you have approved talking points on the issue, that is the response that you give. It's automatic. Only an idiot responds with something else and gives the press the opening to parse some sort of disagreement in the words that were stated - something that went on here even with this vanilla - "no comment."
That doesn’t mean Tillerson was trying to “distance himself from the President”! Jeez louise, talk about clutching at straws. Disdain?
I swear, a lot of people see the glass 1/10th empty.