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Maybe the Trump phenomenon is just the return of the old pre-Reagan country club Republicans. \u00a0After all, Trump builds country clubs. \u00a0The Rockefeller Republicans were the party of big business, throwing in\u00a0some socially liberal noblesse oblige. \u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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I had greater hopes than this. \u00a0Somebody, please, convince me that I\u2019m wrong to worry.<\/div>\n
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From\u00a0Trump announces ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State<\/a>, USA Today:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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President-elect Donald Trump officially nominated ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of State on Tuesday,\u00a0setting up a possible confirmation battle over the nominee\u2019s business ties to Russia.<\/p>\n
While Democrats and even some Republicans raised questions about Tillerson\u2019s ties to Russia \u2014\u00a0which is accused of\u00a0interference in the recent presidential election \u2014\u00a0Trump praised his fellow businessman as \u201ca world class player\u201d who has led one of the world\u2019s largest corporations.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis tenacity, broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for Secretary of State,\u201d Trump said in his statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In his new role at the State Department, Trump said Tillerson would \u201cpromote regional stability and focus on the core national security interests of the United States.\u00a0Rex knows how to manage a global enterprise, which is crucial to running a successful State Department, and his relationships with leaders all over the world are second to none.\u201d. . .<\/p>\n
The Senate must still confirm Tillerson, and some members of the Republican majority have raised the Russia question.<\/p>\n
Tillerson\u2019s ExxonMobil duties involved working on major oil projects with Russia,\u00a0including a partnership with the Russian oil giant Rosneft.<\/p>\n
In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Tillerson the Order of Friendship, one of the highest honors the nation bestows on foreign citizens.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
[Keep reading. . .]\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Photo of Rex Tillerman and Vladimir Putin, from the archives of the Russian government: \u00a0http:\/\/archive.premier.gov.ru\/eng\/events\/news\/18700\/ \u00a0(the site includes an interesting transcript of their remarks). \u00a0Licensed by Creative Commons, 3.0.<\/a>\u00a0 No changes were made.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Donald Trump chose Rex Tillerson, the C.E.O. of ExxonMobil, to be Secretary of State. \u00a0As someone who wants Trump\u2019s presidency to succeed, I have three concerns about this nomination: (1) \u00a0The appearance of amateurism. \u00a0What qualifications or experience does Tillerson have for this particular job? \u00a0Making international business deals is nothing like managing the Foreign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,23],"tags":[585,3881,5014,5008,5019,1880,5017,5018],"class_list":["post-26394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government","category-international","tag-corporations","tag-donald-trump","tag-donald-trump-russia","tag-donald-trumps-appointments","tag-plutocracy","tag-republicans","tag-rex-tillerson","tag-russian-influence"],"yoast_head":"\nProblems with the 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