Ralph Peters came out this morning strongly against Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, calling it a “terrible idea” and saying he doesn’t know anyone who thinks this would be a wise choice. He also played down the accommodations Tillerson has gotten from Condoleezza Rice and others, saying he thought they were ‘somewhat measured’.
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Wow. Peters is even suggesting that Tillerson got ‘dirty’ in his dealings with Putin!
I love how Peters says he’s not a conspiracy theorist, but even he is wondering why Trump will never criticize anything Putin does and why he constantly surrounds himself with people who are pro-Russia.
I do wonder if Tillerson’s name was floated out there this weekend so Trump could get a feel for just how difficult this nomination would be, knowing that since it isn’t official yet he can still nominate someone else. And from all the media reports, it looks like this is the one that would get the most scrutiny from the Senate.
I guess we’ll find out soon enough.