McCain on offensive against Exxon's Tillerson for Sec. of State

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John McCain goes on offensive against Donald Trump’s likely secretary of state nominee

http://www.allsides.com/news/2016-12-11-0904/john-mccain-goes-offensive-against-donald-trumps-likely-secretary-state-nominee

Sen. John McCain blasted the likely secretary of state nominee of President-elect Donald Trump Saturday, saying he’s concerned about Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I don’t know what Mr. Tillerson’s relationship with Vladimir Putin was, but I’ll tell you it is a matter of concern to me,” McCain said Saturday during an interview with Fox News.

“You want to give the president of the United States the benefit of the doubt because the people have spoken. But Vladimir Putin is a thug, a bully and a murderer, and anybody else who describes him as anything else is lying,” he added.

NBC News reported Saturday that Trump had chosen Tillerson to be his secretary of state, though the campaign has yet to make an official announcement.

Tillerson managed the relationship between the company and the Kremlin as an Exxon executive. He struck a deal that allowed ExxonMobil to access Arctic resources in Russia in 2011.

So far, McCain is the first Republican senator to raise objections to Tillerson, and if just three more joined him and a united Democratic front, Tillerson’s nomination could be blocked.

Mark Salter, a former top Senate aide, said Friday that he believes Tillerson would have an extremely difficult time getting though the Senate confirmation process — if he could at all.

“Tillerson would sell out NATO for Sakhalin oil and his pal, Vlad. Should be a rough confirmation hearing, and a no vote on the Senate floor,” he tweeted Friday.

[pangaia]

1. I'll take repuke support for this wherever I can.. even from this joker.

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3. yes, I'm with you on that. Best thing McCain has done since McCain-Feingold

McCain, I'm with you. Support him on Twitter.

[hatrack]

14. And the only good thing he's done since McCain - Palin

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[Fast Walker 52]

22. exactly.

[KittyWampus]

2. Tillerson is circumstantial evidence Trump & Republicans are compromised regarding Russia.

Tea party idiots in Congress better think long and hard if they want to go down with this particular ship.

Trump and Bannon are literally spiking the ball in our collective faces with Tillerson and screaming YEAH WE ARE RUSSIAN ASSETS WHATCHOO GONNA DO?

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6. how godawfullingly right you are. We cannot allow Orange Putin

the swearing in. This Congress better get moving and stop fundraising from the billionaire class for a couple of weeks.

[KittyWampus]

9. It may have to get worse before it gets better. If he gets sworn and and McConnell defends him...

it may enable the United States to take out a lot of trash.

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18. "USA" Trumpsters' shout will be "USSA" for United Soviet States of America

Yeah, smack that Russian ball in America's face, you imperialist cabal

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Where's the outrage from our side?

Why do Graham and McCain do all the heavy lifting?

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13. It's coming. Give them a chance to regroup

They have to reflect and fix the problems as best they can. They got beaten up and so did we.

[NYC Liberal]

5. Don the Con is going to piss off the GOP very quickly.

He has no loyalty and only cares about his own interests. They will defend him for now but he's not even in office and his approval rating is 40%. They have to go home and get re-elected, and he doesn't.

Trump will not have an easy time. I won't be surprised if they impeach him so they can install Pence, whom I'm sure they'd rather have. If they do it after the two-year mark then Pence run in 2020 and run for re-election in 2024.

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7. the rift in the R's will show very soon. McCain on offensive against Tillerson

http://www.allsides.com/news/2016-12-11-0904/john-mccain-goes-offensive-against-donald-trumps-likely-secretary-state-nominee

Sen. John McCain blasted the likely secretary of state nominee of President-elect Donald Trump Saturday, saying he’s concerned about Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I don’t know what Mr. Tillerson’s relationship with Vladimir Putin was, but I’ll tell you it is a matter of concern to me,” McCain said Saturday during an interview with Fox News.

“You want to give the president of the United States the benefit of the doubt because the people have spoken. But Vladimir Putin is a thug, a bully and a murderer, and anybody else who describes him as anything else is lying,” he added.

NBC News reported Saturday that Trump had chosen Tillerson to be his secretary of state, though the campaign has yet to make an official announcement. more...

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19. this idea Pence is the one to automatically replace Trump should be questioned

If something happened so that Trump cannot hold office, I would protest that next in line is Pence. Pence never ran for president. Pence did not win the popular vote over Trump by 2.6 million votes. Hillary did. End of subject. If not Trump, then Hillary is next in line.

Pence can place hold during the transition.

[former9thward]

28. The people that wrote the Constitution would have a different view.

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32. I get it but we have a serious election dispute and Hillary

won the popular by 2.6 million

[Wellstone ruled]

8. McCain can not continue to plead

ignorance when is comes to Tillerson,this Guy is a know quantity on Capital Hill. Exxon has major Oil and Gas operations in Arizona,and if McCain plays dumb,give our Country a break.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. "The people have spoken..."

Yeah, the people spoke, and 2.8 million more of them spoke in favor of Hillary's vision for America and not whatever this is that Trump's doing.

This is NOT the new normal, it is an aberration that needs to be resisted at every turn.

BTW, I believe Rachel did a piece on Tillerson that stated that he was given Russia's highest civilian honor for the work he had done with that country.

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15. Pooty loves Tillerson for helping the Worldwide Oil Oligarchy (WOO)

maintain its oil supply. These Woo members have no national interest. Their only interest is money making and to hell with health, education and the environment.

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17. true and Pooty was the one putting the medal around Tillerson's neck

what a show! EVIDENCE!!!!

[stopwastingmymoney]

25. Friday's show, I listened to it on podcast this morning

I recommend that everyone do that, if was very informative, on this and the CIA report

[CousinIT]

11. Marco Rubio is also against Tillerson based on a recent tweet. n/t

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16. uh oh, is Marco sensing a change in the wind?

[loyalsister]

12. I never thought I'd have any appreciation for what drives McCaine

Nationalism and hawkishness are a huge turn off generally. But I think those qualities are his primary motivators here.

[marlakay]

20. I think he played along to get reelected

And now that he is safe for 6 yrs can spend at least the next 4 doing whatever he wants. And that will be for him, he could give a shit about either side.

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21. I just tweeted thanks to McCain but it's not on his twitter feed

????

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23. Just saw Maddow report from Friday how Exxon had a $500 million deal with Russia that was

blocked because of US sanctions against Russia.

Trump and Tillerson almost certainly would reverse that and reap the rewards.

Corruption, thy name is the GOP.

[Va Lefty]

24. Where was this SOB prior to 11/8?

Let's not pretend we didn't know what was coming. Fuck you McCain!! You could have spoken out against this piece of shit, but you were too concerned in holding on to your Senate seat. Now, when you have a 6 year "cushion" you decide to speak up?

[marylandblue]

26. Better late than never.

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30. no doubt his 6 yr. cushion is making him bolder. For a soldier,

he's very weak. He's probably retiring after this 6 yrs--- maybe he'll be a patriot and do what's right

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Will McCain still be against it on Friday?

He makes noise then reverses

[KT2000]

29. trump Exxon $$$

I am sure he is planning a cut of the Arctic oil money that Tillerson will set up with Russia
Remember - the ownership of the Arctic sea lanes is in dispute

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31. perfect--- oil shipping lanes for the USSA to control

[Cha]

33. I'm shocked at these pubs against turnipbrain.. what

they have a death wish?

But thanks!