Donald Trump is daring a fight with the Republican Senate with his nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, and his confirmation is far from a sure thing.Several Republican senators have already reacted critically to his business ties to Russia. It would only take three of them to sink Tillerson, if Democrats all voted no. No Republicans have explicitly said that they will vote against Tillerson, but GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have all expressed worries about Tillerson.Rubio, who is emerging as a pivotal swing vote on Tillerson, said on …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
