In addition, the selection of Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil CEO, as Secretary of State adds to the insult. Tillerson has never had any other job than working for Exxon and his company stands to make about a billion if the sanctions against Russia are lifted. In the world of the grift-filled Trump presidency to be, that makes Tillerson, with his lack of diplomatic experience and his closeness with Putin, the perfect choice.
Trump is making a habit out of selecting people who either want to shut the very agency they will be in charge of now, or oppose the very principle their agency is supposed to stand for, or have something to gain from their new position of power. Sad to say, but our only hope for the next four years is that they all have as bad and as short a memory as Perry. And it is just one more assault on governance and our democracy.
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