President-elect Trump’s choice of Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department is being celebrated by high-profile members of George W. Bush and President Obama’s administrations, who said the Exxon Mobil CEO has “great integrity” and broad international experience.
“I know Rex as a successful business man and a patriot,” former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice added in a Facebook post. “He will represent the interests and the values of the United States with resolve and commitment. And he will lead the exceptional men and women of the State Department with respect and dedication.”
“I strongly endorse the President-elect’s select of Rex Tillerson to be the next secretary of State,” former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served under Bush and Obama, said in a statement Tuesday morning. “He would bring to the position vast knowledge, experience, and success in dealing with dozens of governments and leaders in every corner of the world.”
Both Rice and Gates represent Exxon Mobil through their consulting firm, but they remain highly respected foreign policy experts. Gates, who led the Pentagon under President Obama and George W. Bush, is one of Tillerson’s earliest and most significant backers. Trump reportedly first considered interviewing Tillerson at Gates’ recommendation.
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Robert Gates and Condoleezza Rice praise Donald Trump's pick of Rex Tillerson at State Department https://t.co/WClYc4P61J pic.twitter.com/chdHdEQvsF
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 13, 2016
In other words, having the support of Baker/Rice/Gates on foreign policy is like having the support of legal establishment for scotus
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) December 13, 2016
much like a court pick, the most important element is ideology, not any specific background https://t.co/sTPd3hs0Yb pic.twitter.com/OOLMOtfySQ
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) December 13, 2016
That right there should be a strike against him. The more things change the more they stay the same 🙁
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