Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump will nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, according to two sources close to the transition.The sources warned that nothing is official until the president-elect announces it, which is likely to come over the next few days. Trump told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that he was “getting very, very close” to an official announcement.Trump met with Tillerson earlier this week, whose company is based in dozens of countries across six continents and has business dealings in Russia, Yemen and other political hot spots. A source close to Trump told Fox News on Friday that the president-elect was impressed with Tillerson.Trump spoke highly of Tillerson on “Fox News Sunday,” saying that he was “much more than a business executive.” “He's in charge of an oil company that's pretty much double the size of his next nearest competitor. “It’s been a company that's been unbelievably managed-and to me a great advantage is he knows many of the players-and he knows them well, he does massive deals in Russia, he does massive deals-for the company, not for himself for the company.”Trump’s potential Tillerson selection came under earlier Sunday as Sen. Marco Rubio and other GOP senators raised concerns about his reported Russian ties. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Tillerson has close ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and other world leaders.Rubio posted a thinly veiled warning about Tillerson on Twitter without mentioning him by name.Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told Fox News on Saturday that Putin is a “thug” and while he doesn’t know the nature of Tillerson’s relationship with the Russian leader, it’s a matter of concern.Speaking Sunday with CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” McCain said the Senate would give him a “fair hearing” and noted Tillerson’s ties could be “strictly commercial.”But he reiterated that “it should be a matter of concern.” He voiced concern that Tillerson’s relationship could “color his approach” toward Putin and the Russian threat.The 64-year-old Tillerson began his career at Exxon in 1975 as an engineer, rising through the ranks and becoming president and director in 2004 and CEO two years later. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and studied civil engineering at University of Texas.House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that Tillerson would be a “smart pick.”Speaking on ABC News’ “This Week,” incoming Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus also defended Tillerson as an “incredible businessman and American patriot.” While noting a “conclusion has not been made,” he stressed that Tillerson is in the business of finding oil around the world, and said “the fact that he actually has a relationship with people like Vladimir Putin and others across the globe is something that [we] shouldn't be ... embarrassed by.”Asked about tough questions from Republican senators, he said, “We don't have concerns about confirmation.”Should he become America's top diplomat, he will have a pay cut and complicated financial situation to sort out. Tillerson reportedly makes more than $40 million per year and owns more than $100 million of stock in a company that has holdings and dealings throughout the world.Fox News was told last week that former U.N. ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who were also in the mix for secretary of state, were being considered for deputy secretary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HenryHiII2 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Absolutely love the pick. He's putting together an awesome fuckin' cabinet. You can already see he's setting out to do exactly what he campaigned on. May God Bless President-Elect Donald J. Trump and give him the will to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Keystone pipeline will happen now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eberetta1 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Way better than choosing Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisHarvard Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Unreal. A businessman making deals. Trump is trying to run the country like it's a GIANT BUSINESS. What does Donald Trump know about making money? Or Business? Hmmmmm..... We should have put HilLIARY in charge! She could have greased the palms of other countries that HATE US. HilLIARY could have put millions of our dollars...and GUNS in to the hands of foreign countries, that want to KILL us...while taking OURS away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 In 10 hours the Libs here will be stir crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryHiII2 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Trump going HARD RIGHT with his cabinet posts so far, this is fucking awesome! CANT WAIT to watch the libtards on CNN tomorrow night shitting all over themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Henry why only 653 post??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisHarvard Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 How's the electoral college "dump trump" going? LoL Huff Post, you SILLY LIL snobby DEMS.... never change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Frogs throwing punches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryHiII2 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Henry why only 653 post???Posted as "Se7en" for a while That, and kniger and bitch yanks always ban me for no reason. They're just mad because I make them powder the royal nuts like everyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balco Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yanks softball player with zero athletic ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports j Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Cant wait til all the deregulation hapens maybe then the trump supporters will wake up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 In 10 hours the Libs here will be stir crazy. Fantastic pick for me. But, rito family has millions of XOM, so maximizing value for shareholders is our goal. How much stock you guys have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 The exxon guy gets along very, very good with Putin, I believe he was even given an award as a friend of russia. Wonderful pick by Trump, certain to send the media and left into a tizzy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rito Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 The exxon guy gets along very, very good with Putin, I believe he was even given an award as a friend of russia. Wonderful pick by Trump, certain to send the media and left into a tizzy! How much XOM you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trytrytry Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 what is sad is that the majority of Trump voters (the pathetically low worst performance ever by a winning guy the 46% or so he got in the election) think Rex is Rex Grossman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 what is sad is that the majority of Trump voters (the pathetically low worst performance ever by a winning guy the 46% or so he got in the election) think Rex is Rex Grossman. Trump won a huge nationwide mandate to govern(except california), and who cares about california anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texastoughguy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 what is sad is that the majority of Trump voters (the pathetically low worst performance ever by a winning guy the 46% or so he got in the election) think Rex is Rex Grossman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texastoughguy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Clinton received 43 percent of the vote in 1992 so Trump did top that at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrunner Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 what is sad is that the majority of Trump voters (the pathetically low worst performance ever by a winning guy the 46% or so he got in the election) think Rex is Rex Grossman. The truth is Trump supportors are to dumb to know they're dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yanks softball player with zero athletic ability.Good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Helping out all his buddies. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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