Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates Defends Trump Sec. of State Pick Rex Tillerson
I find it hilarious that liberals who thought it was an acceptable idea to elevate a freshman senator / community organizer with no major accomplishments to President of the United States think the CEO of one of the greatest companies in the world may not be qualified as Secretary of State.
In addition, while liberals have no problem with the Clintons being LITERALLY in bed with the Saudis, they think Tillerson having cordial business ties to Russia is a problem? What a joke.
From the Hill
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in an interview broadcast on Sunday defended Donald Trump‘s pick for secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, amid backlash over the Exxon Mobil CEO’s close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Clearly the CEO of any U.S. company that does business around the world is going to want to be on friendly relationships with the leaders and governments of those countries where they do business,” Gates said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
“But being friendly doesn’t make you friends.”
Gates said he thinks it is an “asset” so have someone serve as secretary of State who has experience dealing with different countries and their leaders around the world.
Gates said Tillerson’s only job would be to “do what’s in the best interests of the United States.”
“After all,” he added, “if you wanted to show pictures, I hoisted a glass of vodka more than one time with the head of the KGB and it looked like it was friendly if you’d taken a photograph of it. But I can guarantee you, we weren’t friends. We were adversaries.”
Gates said you “maintain pleasantries” with those whom you do business.
“You can’t be at each other’s throats 24/7,” he said.
“So I think mistaking a picture of somebody lifting a champagne glass or shaking hands with somebody, confusing that with being friends or being closely associated other than in a business sense, I think is a mistake. I think it’s a false narrative.”
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