Scoop: Trump frustration with Tillerson rising fast

Source: Axios | August 27, 2017 | Jonathan Swan

There’s a ticking problem with Rex Tillerson, and it’s growing louder by the day, according to officials inside and close to the White House.

President Trump has been growing increasingly frustrated with his Secretary of State. One time recently, after Trump had returned from a meeting on Afghanistan, a source recalled Trump saying, “Rex just doesn’t get it, he’s totally establishment in his thinking.”

Tillerson’s jaw-dropping comments on TV today will likely only worsen their relationship.

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Why this matters: We’ve been hearing for weeks, from sources who’ve spoken to the president, that Trump is getting more and more fed up with Tillerson, who has still yet to staff his agency.

The Tillerson criticisms we keep hearing

– Trump administration officials can’t get their heads around why he still doesn’t have political appointees in the top roles at the State Department. They know he’s reorganizing the agency, but can’t fathom why he’s allowed these crucial jobs to remain in the hands of staff whose diplomatic stature is diminished because they’re “acting” in the roles.

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– Tillerson hasn’t put in the time to build goodwill with Washington’s foreign policy community or with the media.

– Numerous reports that Tillerson has destroyed morale at State, empowering only the tiniest inner circle.

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