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There also isn't a Fortune 500 company that doesn't disclose how much money it earns. Trump has refused to show just how much of a business genius he is, because he's lost more money than he's made.
He's a self-made millionaire in the sense that Hillary Clinton is a self-made politician.
Very interesting. I know the chattering left will claim this is another sign of a WH in chaos, whereas I see this as a president consolidating a strong, working team, more interested in the boss's vision rather than pushing their own agenda.
I think Tillerson being booted has nothing to do with Russia. He's actually pretty tight with Russia himself, from his days at Exxon.
More likely, the deciding factor in Trump's mind was North Korea. When the President impulsively announced he'd meet with Kim Jung Un without consulting with Tillerson, I'm sure that some sparks flew behind closed doors.
So, if there was a nail in Tillerson's coffin, that was probably it. To be honest, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
My bet for the next person to go is Jim Mattis.
We'll see.
It was quite the coincidence that he was fired right after of his criticism of Russia becoming more brazen with their actions. It will be difficult for any secretary of state to perform under Trump when he has these outbursts and makes statements without any regard to their effect. Right now he loves Pompeo, I give him a year maybe less. The turnover and destabilizing effect on our government is historical.
They also fired Tillerson's assistant today because he contradicted the White House story that Trump notified Tillerson last week, he was led out of the White House.
Only thing is it's being reported that Tillerson was not aware he was being fired. He learned about it via the text by Trump.
So, Trump is actually a coward in real life. He fired Comey while Comey was in California (and then Trump was mad that Comey was able to use government transportation back to DC) and he fired Tillerson while he was on his way back from Africa.
Trump did not have the courage to face either man face to face. Trump falls into the weasel category where Pat Riely informed the Knicks he quit via a fax and Bill Belichick Jets resigned as HC of the NYJ on a napkin. Real class act.
So after a certain period of *separation* it's finally a divorce, huh?
"Trump told reporters Tuesday that he had been considering removing Tillerson for “a long time” because they disagreed over U.S. strategy in key areas of foreign policy, such as the Iran nuclear deal, the approach to North Korea and the tone of U.S. diplomacy."
So what "tone" of US diplomacy are we talking about here?
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