The prospect of Rex Tillerson is already getting pushback from both sides of the aisle. Donald Trump is expected to nominate Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, adding a corporate executive with extensive ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin to his presidential cabinet. Tillerson has relationships with many world leaders, but has never served in government or taken public positions on many of thorny issues he would confront as the nation’s top diplomat.
Tillerson, 64, has spent a decade as the CEO of Exxon, the largest oil company in the world. A late addition to Trump’s shortlist …read more
Source: Vox
