Posted on 03/13/2018 1:32:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
Speaking to reporters Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced his final day at the Department after President Trump announced his firing earlier in the day. He will hand off his responsibilities to Deputy Secretary John Sullivan.
"My commission as secretary of state will terminate at midnight March the 31st," Tillerson said. “What is most important is to ensure an orderly and smooth transition during a time that the country continues to face significant policy and national security challenges.”
Tillerson listed off a number of accomplishments at the State Department and thanked agency employees, in addition to military members, for their service.
"To my foreign service officers and civil service colleagues, we all took the same oath of office. Whether you're career, an employee or a political appointee, we are all bound by that common commitment to support and defend the constitution, to bear true faith an allegiance to the same and to faithfully discharge the duties of our office," Tillerson said. "As the State Department, we are bound together by that oath. We remain steadfast here in Washington and in posts across the world. Many of whom are in dangerous situations without their families. The world needs selfless leaders like these."
"To the men and women in uniform, I am told that for the first time in most people's memory the Department of State and Department of Defense have a close working relationship where we all agree that U.S. leadership starts with diplomacy," he continued. "The men and women in uniform at the Department of Defense under the leadership of Secretary Mattis and General Dunford protect us as Americans and our way of life daily at home and abroad. As an all volunteer military, they do it for love of country. They do it for you, they do it for me and for no other reason. As Americans we are all eternally grateful to each of them and we honor their sacrifices."
Tillerson said he spoke to President Trump and Chief of Staff General John Kelly today to ensure a smooth transition forward. He will address a number of administrative matters before his departure and prepare the office for incoming Secretary Mike Pompeo.
Did his globalist buddies give him a going away party?
I’m sure he’ll be offered a gig on CNN or MSNBC, and probably big book deal.
I know he just got back in the country, but I thought he sounded quite tired and maybe short of breath during his appearance.
I don’t wish him any ill, adios.
Trump’s life experience is mostly in real estate development, and construction, which is PROJECT-BASED.
That means that when a project is completed, many people depart. And when a new project begins, new staff is recruited.
With Trump, it’s either be useful for the task at hand or time to go.
So, what’s the next big project? NORTH KOREA.
Look to what Trump is really doing in this context, based on the contingencies of the hour and his own management style. His asking Tillerson to leave and then replacing him with Pompeo signals some changes in the task at hand.
The 31st? He should be out the door already.
Back to his homosexual boy scouts?
By the lefts definition every NFL football game is Chaos. Players go in and players come out, many times over the course of a couple hours.
People are stellar in some situations and weak in others and having the flexibility to substitute players when the situation calls for it is highly desired by managers and executives.
What appears as Chaos to the media is just highly effective management.
The drive by’s simply have no understanding of how the real-world works.
Actually, when I heard his name on the radio this morning, I thought I was going to hear that he was either very sick or had passed away. Rex was (reportedly) very sick last Saturday and part of Sunday while in Africa.
It’s unfortunate that this termination could not have been done with him more aware of what was coming. He deserved better.
Tillerson seemed to be a very dignified public servant, albeit one at odds with the president.
I never trusted him very much. After how hard he worked to get the Boy Scouts to go homo, something just isn’t right about him. I don’t know if he has a Podesta/Hastert problem or something, but he wasn’t casual about the homo thing. He campaigned HARD for it.
A normal man just doesn’t do that.
If I was negotiating with the Norks, I would want a Pompeo WAY more than a Tillerson. That’s not a time for a wishy washy type at State.
“He deserved better.”
So did the BSA.
Good point.
Rex cleaned out a lot of dead weight.
That sounds like it could be the case, but are you pretty sure about that, or is it just speculation?
There is a developing list of intentionally demeaning firings under Trump.
Which great assuming nothing goes wrong with Saudi Arabia or any of the other "projects" that Tillerson handled. If that blows up then what are you going to do? Find a new project team and start from scratch.
>> There is a developing list of intentionally demeaning firings under Trump. <<
Simply the way things are done on reality TV.
And be sure to stay tuned for next week’s blockbuster episonde!
“There is a developing list of intentionally demeaning firings under Trump.”
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LOL — So do you have experience or knowledge of intentionally UPLIFTING firings?
So Rex, who’s a moron now?
Yep.
Well... goodbye.
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