Trump's Former Secretary of State Savages the President as Uninformed and Easily Distracted

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Source: People Mag

In a new interview, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had nothing nice to say about what President Donald Trump will be leaving behind next week.

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"We squandered the best opportunity we had on North Korea. It was just blown up when he took the meeting with Kim [Jong Un], and that was one of the last straws between him and I," Tillerson told Foreign Policy. "With [Russia's Vladimir] Putin, we didn't get anything done. We're nowhere with China on national security."

"We're in a worse place today than we were before he came in, and I didn't think that was possible," Tillerson, 68, added.

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"If I could put a photo or a picture in front of him or a map or a piece of paper that had two big bullet points on it, he would focus on that, and I could build on that," Tillerson said. "Just sitting and trying to have a conversation as you and I are having just doesn't work."

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[Auggie]

1. I don't care what Rex has to say unless it lands Trump in prison.

[COL Mustard]

2. It Shows Trump As A Low Information Person.

eom

[Auggie]

4. And that's news???

[MyOwnPeace]

3. Yeah, that's about right........

Rex is several years down the road. We "heard" that he didn't have much respect for Donnie's "intellect" - but if he knew that IQ45 was THAT bad he could have done more than just vanish and be quiet.

[keithbvadu2]

9. When Trump insulted Rex Tillerson's intelligence, MENSA offered to monitor an IQ test for Donald.

When Trump insulted Rex Tillerson's intelligence, MENSA offered to monitor an IQ test for Donald.

He was smart enough to not take them up on the offer.

[MyOwnPeace]

10. Not sure if

"smart enough" is the right phrase for this!

[UpInArms]

5. I wish we could recommend a post

Because I would hit that button for yours

+1

[Auggie]

22. Thank you!

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Tillerson was an actual CEO who ran an actual company with actual management methods

So yes, he would have little but contempt for stupidity.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. It actually didn't go bankrupt six times while sitting on a cash machine. . . . nt

[Cozmo]

13. Rex worked for tRump, this guy is no mental giant in my book. He just wanted more power, FU Rex

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. "Him and me." NT

[Lord Ludd]

15. So many people get it wrong

They think that "____ and I" is always correct no matter where it falls in a sentence. Sounds classier, I guess.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Yeah, FU Rex

"We're in a worse place today than we were before he came in, and I didn't think that was possible,"

Not sure how to interpret that....kinda sounds like a backhanded slam at Obama's foreign policy.

[brush]

12. Not really. None of the previous admins were on good terms with NK.

Obama, Bush and Clinton all had unmet conditions for negotiating with NK. trump was naive and stupid enough to think he had made a breakthrough with Un and were therefore besties exchanging love letters, even though trump had first called Un Little Rocket Man.

About as dumb as they come.

[Maine-i-acs]

14. Useless Rex, unless you're really ready to spill: Rosneft, Sanctions, Flynn, etc.

but his hands are too dirty (oily) with the sanctions and the oil deal.

[tclambert]

16. So we could have avoided a lot of trouble if Rex Tillerson had just bought a laser pointer?

[TeamPooka]

17. "We're in a worse place today than we were before he came in, and I didn't think that was possible,"

Well you're a dumbass Rex because EVERYONE else thought it was possible.
Trump is dumb but how dumb are these guys who thought they could train him?

[badboy67]

18. Just like his "base,"

The Deplorables.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. So many books will be written

There may not be an appetite for more Trump for a while though.

[thenelm1]

20. Now he speaks out? Way to little and way too late. n/t

[MontanaMama]

21. Duh Rex.

Now go away. We haven’t missed you bit.

[Omaha Steve]

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