Posted on 12/09/2016 3:41:37 PM PST by springwater13
Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Rex Tillerson has emerged as the leading candidate to become President-elect Donald Trumps pick for secretary of state, according to two transition officials, marking the latest twist in a multiweek search for a top diplomat.
Mr. Tillerson moved ahead of other candidates, including 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who have had multiple conversations with Mr. Trump about the job. Mr. Tillerson is viewed by some of Mr. Trumps advisers as a mold-breaking pick who would bring an executives experience to the diplomatic role, said a person involved in the process.
Messrs. Trump and Tillerson met on Tuesday and are expected to speak again over the weekend, the person said. Mr. Trump has said he would like to make a formal announcement about his State Department pick about his pick next week.
Mr. Trump said in a statement on Friday that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had taken himself out of the running for the diplomatic job and other administration posts late last month.
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Government experience is a huge part of the problems;we need real world problem solvers not more of same Ivy League boys.
The other thing I forgot, he talked about the Exxon Mobil integration, and the challenge of integrating cultures. He also talked about the critical importance of everyone in the organization working towards the general good of the organization. I am sure he is well skilled to define goals, communicate goals, and get people aimed towards them.
The problem is, he is used to such a high caliber of employee. In government, he won’t find that broadly across the organization. But certainly he could make an improvement. I don’t think those civil servants can just be let go for performance issues, not sure.
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Tiller is Hebrew; Tillerson would be Danite hebrew (Scandinavian)
I’m guessing Trump wants a SOS familiar with and who has demonstrated success negotiating with Russia / Putin. He (Trump) already has a VERY good start on good people in place to take care of ISIS / terrorism, get immigration under control, refire the economy, blunt enviro-Nazis, become energy independent, and so on. But, he has no one “in place” to deal with Putin.
We should keep in mind that while we have areas of common interest with Putin, such as defeating ISIS, we ALSO have areas that are highly problematic. It is very dangerous to have Europe at Putin’s mercy, when it comes to energy, for example. The Iranian-Russian-Chinese “axis” is also of great concern.
I haven't taken myself out of the running, and there's no official statement saying otherwise. I'm still in.
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Big John is the only person with the understanding of the UN to get the job done.
A globalist corporate exec can’t possibly do us any good.
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What is that old man bolton is he a politician or what?
No more politicians ,CEOs , billionaires yes they know how to suceed.
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You’re confused.
Politics is the engine that gets things done in government.
Trump is very much a politician; he has to be in the realestate business.
Global corporations are what we are trying to defeat. They use our congress like toilet paper.
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Actually Soros and the Media is what we are Trying to defeat
Soros has given 10 billion dollars to turn the USA into a socialist state , proof here:
http://humanevents.com/2011/04/02/top-10-reasons-george-soros-is-dangerous/
Very little useful or effective gets done through the UN. Thank heaven.
Politicians like Romney , Ryan are corrupt owned bought and paid for liars. Name one good thing politicians have done for America in the last 30 years?
The 2nd half of that is CONGRESS fault. Too many in Congress are enamored with political power, instead of their country's wellbeing, and the wellbeing of constituents.
What Trump, and the Senate, need to do with any of these positions, is determine if the nominee will put America and Americans first. Then come other qualifications. Most CEO's of global corporations would not put America first. But, do you know for a fact that all, and in this case Mr. Tillerson, would not, when in fact that would be his new job?
State needs to be cleaned out and that is what business types can do.
If Trump vets this guy and finds him to be an America First kind of guy I would support him 100%. THIS is a Trump pick I would love!
Dream come true
What are they thinking?
MAGA
Is he for confiscating the oil?
I want Bolton and only Bolton. Too bad Trump doesn’t care what I want.
State needs to be cleaned out and that is what business types can do.
Sure. If you can drive a car no reason you can’t fly an airplane. Right? I’m sure Tillerson knows all about bribing tin pot dictators on behalf of Exxon shareholders but reforming a government org like State is a totally different ball of wax.
But, he has no one in place to deal with Putin.
You mistake is assuming Putin wants a deal. He doesn’t. He’s just fine with the current situation in the Middle East. He’s just fine with the status quo in Europe. Sanctions are going away. Everybody knows the Euros have no stomach to keep them.
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