The problem that Trump faces in finding a SOS is that he needs someone who is capable not just of right thinking, but right acting. We have lots of people who can intellectualize [sorry for the use of the word, but it fits when talking about what goes on in DC] about what our foreign policy should be. There are few people, if any, who can lead an organization the size of the State Department and get it to DO anything.
Exxon CEO makes sense from that perspective
Firing a whole lot of motherf***ers and terrorizing the rest never hurts. Trump needs to EVISCERATE the civil service