![]() On his way back from Africa, Tillerson tells reporters that the poisoning of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the United Kingdom was “a really egregious act” that appears to have “clearly” come from Russia though it was not yet known if it was “with the Russian government’s knowledge. I think the first step, and I’ve said this before, is to have talks, to have some kind of talks about talks.” March 10, 2018: Trump announces North Korea talksĪfter Trump announces talks with North Korea, Tillerson tells reporters while still traveling in Africa that it was “a decision the President took himself” after thinking about it “for quite some time” and said the decision “was not a surprise in any way.” March 12, 2018: Tillerson says Russia behind U.K. “We need to be very clear-eyed and realistic about it. “We are a long ways from negotiations,” he says. While traveling in Africa, Tillerson tells reporters that conditions were not yet right for direct talks between the U.S. March 9, 2018: Tillerson: North Korea talks won’t happen Tillerson grew up in Oklahoma and Texastwo of the country’s leading producers of petroleum and natural gasand graduated. He previously was chairman and CEO (200616) of Exxon Mobil Corporation. “I intend to be here for the whole year,” he said. Tillerson, (born March 23, 1952, Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.), American business executive who served as secretary of state (201718) in the administration of U.S. In an interview with CNN, Tillerson says reports that he would be leaving are exaggerated and said he was looking forward to a very successful and productive year in office. The move allowed Tillerson to avoid paying an estimated 71 million in capital gains tax up front, though he will still need to pay taxes as he gains access over time. ![]() ![]() The New York Times reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has developed a plan to force Tillerson out and replace him with Pompeo “perhaps within the next several weeks.” The report ends up being incorrect in two ways: the announcement to replace Tillerson with Pompeo came three and a half months later, and the story also said Pompeo would be replaced by Arkansas Sen. 30, 2017: Plan to replace Tillerson floated to the press Eliot Engel, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, send a letter to Tillerson, claiming that over 100 foreign service officers had left the the State Department, departures about which they said were “deeply concerned.” Nov. And I can tell you who is going to win.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders later says that the comment was “a joke and nothing more than that.” Nov. 10, Trump says that the report Tillerson called him a “moron” was false: “I think it’s fake news, but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. In an interview with Forbes magazine published on Oct. Tillersons total time in office was 423 days, making him the shortest-serving secretary of state since Lawrence Eagleburger (199293). 10, 2017: ‘I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests’ Armisen revived his smug Michael Wolff, already telling embellished tales from his next book about White House chaos.NBC News reports that Tillerson was on the verge of resigning the previous summer amid clashes with the White House and that after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon he referred to the president as “a moron.” The New Yorker later reports the same incident, adding that Tillerson actually referred to Trump as “a fucking moron.” Oct. After an interlude featuring Kate McKinnon’s delightfully impish Jeff Sessions, Goodman brought back his good ol’ boy Rex Tillerson, currently reeling from being fired by Trump (reportedly while Tillerson was on the toilet). Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified Monday during the illegal foreign lobbying trial of former Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack that he never asked Barrack to undertake any diplomacy on. Declassified CIA cables specify that Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times in a month, was sleep deprived, kept in a large box, had his head slammed against a wall, and he lost his left eye. ![]() Both were there to lend a hand to the night’s cold open, a sketch that attempted to recap the Trump administration’s even-nuttier-than-usual week.Īlex Moffat’s Anderson Cooper hosted the trio, each of whom impersonated a different Trump-era figure they’d all performed on the show before. For instance, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was famously fired in 2018 over Twitter after 14 months on the job. host (and star of ABC’s upcoming Roseanne revival) John Goodman. Rex Tillerson speaks gave his pre-trip speech at George Mason University in Virginia US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticised Chinas economic engagement in Africa, ahead of his first. castmate (and current Documentary Now! collaborator) Fred Armisen, and 13-time S.N.L. Bill Hader’s second outing as Saturday Night Live host got off to a strong start this weekend, thanks to the help of a few heavy hitters-namely, his old S.N.L. ![]()
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