I think he possibly bothers Trump, and certainly bothers Willard, aka Mittens Romney, given it’s been reported that both were interested in filling the Senate seat being vacated by Orin Hatch (R-UT). Maybe during that dinner together, Romney could have asked the then President-elect for a big favor. Moscow, Russia is a long way away from Utah. Also when I think about this appointment, I think about President Andy Jackson who appointed (nee banished) the hated James Buchanan as punishment, to be American Ambassador to the Romanov Court (Nicholas I )in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Obama made Hillary Secretary of State to punish her, and he did.
Tied the Arab Spring around her neck, and walked away.
Still, these games bother me