Tillerson testimony ‘jaw-dropping’

Posted by | January 13, 2017 10:55 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

He and Trump failed to discuss serious foreign policy issues.

Rex Tillerson’s witless, contradictory, and obfuscatory testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmed fears that the ExxonMobil CEO is too conflicted, too ill-prepared, and too disengaged from accepted understandings with regard to diplomacy, sustainable development, and human rights to be seriously considered for the position of secretary of state.

But the most unsettling exchange took place after an initial round of questioning by New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. The veteran member of the Foreign Relations Committee asked what should have been a simple concluding question.

Tillerson’s response was incredible.

Senator Menendez: “For all of these answers you’ve given me, does the president-elect agree with you?”

Rex Tillerson: “The president-elect and I have not had the opportunity to discuss this specific issue or this specific area.”

Senator Menendez: “Well, in your statement on page three, you say, ‘In his campaign, president-elect Trump proposed a bold new commitment to advancing American interests in our foreign policy. I hope to explain what this approach means and how I’d implement that policy if I am confirmed as Secretary of State.’ I assumed to some degree you’ve had some discussion about what it is that that world view is going to be in order to understand whether you are willing to execute that on behalf of the person you’re going to work for?”

Rex Tillerson: “In a broad construct and in terms of the principles that are going to guide that, yes, sir.”

Senator Menendez: “I would have thought Russia would be at the very top of that, considering all that’s taken place. Did that not happen?”

Rex Tillerson: “That has not occurred yet, Senator.”

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8 responses to Tillerson testimony ‘jaw-dropping’

  1. Suzanne McFly January 13th, 2017 at 11:04

    Ha, they are were not expecting to actually work. Who the hell believed they ever would? You expect someone from rumps cabinet to be ready to be questioned? You’re crazy, how absurd!!!!

  2. anothertoothpick January 13th, 2017 at 11:09

    Is this the best that Mike Pence can do?

    Pence is really putting together the worst cabinet in the history of democracy.

  3. William January 13th, 2017 at 11:44

    Jaw dropping? Is that what they call lying through your teeth now?

  4. StoneyCurtisll January 13th, 2017 at 12:46

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gclZPXixc20

  5. fedupmd January 13th, 2017 at 13:28

    Great to see the liberals making fun of their own senators with Colbert. Eating your own, nice.

  6. Willys41 January 13th, 2017 at 17:03

    No reason to expect that anyone appointed by Trump would know anything about their jobs when Trump knows nothing of any relevance to his new job.

  7. robert January 14th, 2017 at 17:01

    It sounds alot like the meeting the trumpster had with Steve Harvey ( who said his wife wouldn’t allow him to attend the inauguration ) in Steve’s words ” all we talked about was TV shows” but Steve would like to help the trump admin when possible.

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