Conservatives Tied To Exxon Reportedly Recommended Tillerson To Trump

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a public debate on democracy and the aftermath of the British departure from the EU, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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Several former Republican cabinet officials who’ve lined up to support Donald Trump’s nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state also have some sort of connection to either Exxon or Russia.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates actually recommended Tillerson to Trump as a potential secretary of state nominee, two anonymous sources told Politico. Both Rice and Gates work for the consulting firm Rice Hadley Gates, which counts Exxon as a client.

James Baker, secretary of state under George H.W. Bush, has also supported Tillerson, according to Politico. Baker is a partner at a the law firm Baker Botts, which has represented both Exxon and Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft.

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  1. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Look who comes wriggling out of the slime pit…surprise, surprise. Donald may have to build another swamp with Chinese steel…

  2. Ya… but Ya…but does Tillerson have an oil tanker named after him ??? Huh ?? Huhh? Does he???

  3. A “Not Suitable For Viewing Without Second Cup of Coffee and/or Double Screwdriver” warning would have been greatly appreciated.

  4. Avatar for mcbain mcbain says:

    If we impose sanctions on _____, then it will personally cost us a lot of money, so we’ll pass.

  5. Maybe we’ll soon be just like Venezuela, or Russia, or any of the other authoritarian regimes that own their own oil industry and control the population through intimidation.

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