Here’s Your Reaction Roundup Now That We Know Rex Tillerson Was Tapped For Secretary of State
Now that NBC News has reported that Exxon Mobil’s CEO Rex Tillerson has been chosen as Donald Trump‘s preferred Secretary of State, reactions are rolling in.
Many of them have to do with his ties to Russia and friendship with Vladimir Putin. He was given the Order of Friendship decoration by the Kremlin in 2012.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 10, 2016
epic troll. gotta respect it pic.twitter.com/ihQkzmyKKO
— ?? (@theshrillest) December 10, 2016
Putin’s start of 2016..
…and end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/QP3njDHzeV
— Lorcan Roche Kelly (@LorcanRK) December 10, 2016
Epic trolling on Trump’s part. I have to applaud. https://t.co/MNu5LIZZWv
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) December 10, 2016
Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, Exxon’s Rex Tillerson, enjoying champagne toast w/ Putin + his associates after signing lucrative deal. pic.twitter.com/vS6NCMxd7T
— Yashar (@yashar) December 10, 2016
Trump and Putin are literally mocking us, America; announcing the Tillerson pick after the CIA revelation is beyond brazen. https://t.co/rDFpB2rk42
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 10, 2016
Anyone want to wager what Putin threatened to publicly release, if Trump didn’t pick Tillerson?
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) December 10, 2016
I’m sure its just a coincidence that guy Trump picks out of the blue for SecState-who has no previous gov experience-got a medal from Putin.
— Ken Gude (@KenGude) December 10, 2016
Other reactions are focusing on Mitt Romney, who was paraded around as a possible pick for weeks.
<<whispers>> of course it was never going to be Mitt.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 10, 2016
Man they really hung Romney out to dry.
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) December 10, 2016
how many times is Trump going to “scorpion and the frog” Republicans like Mitt before they figure out he’s *always* going to sting them?
— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) December 10, 2016
Let Mitt Romney’s humiliation be a lesson to you.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) December 10, 2016
Mitt did this for nothing. pic.twitter.com/G80gWVkzIp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 10, 2016
As a huge fan of watching Mitt Romney get jerked around, I’m torn.
— Daniel Kibblesmith❄️ (@kibblesmith) December 10, 2016
Now, we wait for the confirmation hearings to find out what is going to happen. If these reactions are any indication, it’s going to be very dramatic.
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