Watch the senator open fire on the secretary of state nominee at his confirmation hearing. Early on in secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing, it became evident that he has an extremely difficult line to walk on Russia.
As Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) grilled him on Russian misdeeds ranging from invading Ukraine to backing the murderous Assad regime in Syria and killing off political dissidents, Tillerson had to strike a balance between sounding adequately tough in representing American interests and not foreclosing the opportunity for his potential future boss to warm relations with Moscow. He mainly achieved that …read more
Source: Vox
