Tillerson flap puts spotlight on Trump’s foreign policy moves

The following article by Niall Stanage was posted on the Memo website October 5, 2017:

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The furor this week over whether Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Trump a “moron” is the most dramatic example yet of an administration to which normal rules do not apply.

Tensions between Trump and Tillerson are an open secret in Washington, with the president seemingly undercutting his secretary of State on several issues, notably North Korea. Tillerson has bridled at his treatment, according to multiple reports, including from NBC News. Continue reading “Tillerson flap puts spotlight on Trump’s foreign policy moves”