Tillerson blows up at top White House aide

Politico ^ | June 28, 2017 | Josh Dawsey , Eliana Johnson and ,Alex Isenstad

[EveningStar]

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s frustrations with the White House have been building for months. Last Friday, they exploded.

The normally laconic Texan unloaded on Johnny DeStefano, the head of the presidential personnel office, for torpedoing proposed nominees to senior State Department posts and for questioning his judgment.

Tillerson also complained that the White House was leaking damaging information about him to the news media, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Above all, he made clear that he did not want DeStefano’s office to “have any role in staffing” and “expressed frustration that anybody would know better” than he about who should work in his department — particularly after the president had promised him autonomy to make his own decisions and hires, according to a senior White House aide familiar with the conversation.

[originalbuckeye]

Ahh, Politico. Grain of salt required. A BIG grain........

[UCANSEE2]

politico. enough said.

[Pikachu_Dad]

So?

Sounds like fake and/or irrelevant news.

[Sacajaweau]

Hey Johnny....I suggest that you update your resume if this is true.

[Nifster]

If true...good. DeStefano is the slow flow in getting personnel

[DoodleDawg]

I don’t think Tillerson will be long for his job.

[freedumb2003]

>>The normally laconic Texan unloaded on Johnny DeStefano, the head of the presidential personnel office, for torpedoing proposed nominees to senior State Department posts and for questioning his judgment.<<

What REALLY happened:

T-Rex: Hey Johnny, could you do me a favor?
JD: Sure Jonny, anything.
T-Rex: I really don’t need any additional vetting of my heads, OK?
JD: We were just trying to help.
T-Rex: For this, I don’t need help.
JD: OK, Rex, you got it.
T-Rex: Thanks

[Yo-Yo]

So a leak about Tillerson complaining about leaks?

[matthew fuller]

IF TRUE, Trump better get his act together. He really doesn’t want to lose Tillerson because of some white house flunky.

[Baynative]

Politico will try to make real news out of this by putting it on their other propaganda site; Axios.

[Responsibility2nd]

Sounds like Rex is a man from the real (corporate) world who is used to getting things done and is frustrated at the DC political world of SNAFU.

I’d be upset too.

[Eddie01]

It’s Politico... on FreeRepublic.

Like pooping in your living room.

“blows up”
“exploded”
“torpedoed”

“...according to a white house aid familiar with the situation.”

“Anonymous” is such a lonely word
made up just to hide the truth
“Anonymous” is such a lonely word
guaranteeing that the story’s untrue

[Eddie01]

if true?

oy.

[trisham]

Good. Maybe DeStefano will shape up.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Fake news.

My bet is Priebus is the leaker. I don’t trust that guy.

[capydick]

That might be a close representation. I remember reading an article on this guy and it said (paraphrasing) that he was tasked with ensuring that the incoming people were not swamp dwellers and DC lifers, as per President Trump's promises.

I could see Tillerson relying on established DC types and DeStefano bouncing his given direction against the candidates history.

That said - Bannon has his back despite being on Boehner's staff but am not sure how the heck he got the job to begin with

[Windflier]

Meh... These kinds of tensions and inter-departmental battles happen all the time in high scale, powerful enterprises.

Tillerson’s just marking his territory and putting the bureaucrats on notice that he’s the boss in his wing.

[Ouderkirk]

I don’t think Tillerson will be long for his job.

Don't you believe that. Tillerson will be there for the duration....

[matthew fuller]

https://medium.com/@JasonTLouis/johnny-destefano-the-man-that-holds-the-power-in-the-white-house-d3bc7564414a