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REX TILLERSON DEBATES QUITTING AFTER ‘UNPROFESSIONAL’ TRUMP BASHES JEFF SESSIONS

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is growing increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration and could quit before the year is through, according to reports.

Two sources familiar with Tillerson’s conversations with friends told CNN over the weekend that he has grown so frustrated with President Donald Trump and his administration that there may soon be a “Rexit.”

The change in Tillerson’s tone followed a stressful week for the secretary of state. He was found to have violated U.S. sanctions against Russia while working as CEO of Exxon Mobil. Also, Trump publicly assailed one of Tillerson’s fellow Cabinet members, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying he regretted hiring him.

Tillerson, the sources said, viewed Trump’s comments as unprofessional.

Early Monday, Trump again attacked Sessions on Twitter, calling him “beleaguered” and wondering aloud why he wasn’t investigating Trump’s campaign rival Hillary Clinton.

Before last week, Tillerson had strongly maintained he would see through his task of reorganizing the entire State Department after Trump’s March budget proposal laid out plans to cut $10 billion from its roughly $47 billion in funding. But that resolve seems to have dimmed.

The sources acknowledged that Tillerson could have been venting after a tough week, but his frustration is just the latest in a long list of times he has butted heads with the president and his administration.

Last month, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was the one calling Tillerson “unprofessional.” The secretary of state reportedly blew up at top Trump administration staffers during a meeting in White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus’s office.

Four people familiar with the details of the meeting described the heated exchange to Politico. During his tirade, Tillerson quarreled with the director of presidential personnel, Johnny DeStefano, and made clear he didn’t want the White House to “have any role in staffing.”

Tillerson has been frustrated after Trump and the White House rejected a number of his hiring decisions. Early this year, Trump vetoed Tillerson’s plan to hire Elliott Abrams as his second in command because Abrams was critical of Trump and his policy positions during the 2016 campaign.

Early this year, Tillerson was also left scrambling, along with other Cabinet members, in doing damage control after the administration implemented a ban on foreign travel to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority nations. The Cabinet was not consulted beforehand. The move gathered serious legal pushback and is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court this fall.

 

[Linkura]

THAT was the straw that broke the camel's back? THAT one?

 

[JettDash]

Tired of winning.

 

[kris.]

FINE-TUNED MACHINE, BABYYY

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

THAT was the straw that broke the camel's back? THAT one?

These people are idiots.

 

[Autodidact]

He'll go before Sessions. Though probably a Russian plant, Rex is at least a competent businessman who worked his way up. I wouldn't blame him for resenting being bossed by two childish trust fund brats (Kushner and Trump).

Sessions has dreamed of this job his entire pathetic little racist life. He will not willingly relinquish the chance to terrorize and imprison minorities. Trump will have to fire him if he really wants him gone.

 

[Shard]

So this is what it is like to watch an Administration fall apart in real time.

 

[Byakuya769]

What a joke. All in, until the Tiny Handed Tyrant looks to start disrespecting someone of his stature.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

what is happening over there

 

[~Kinggi~]

THAT was the straw that broke the camel's back? THAT one?

Sessions is the best Racist Elf in the world, you dont talk badly about such quality

 

[Guevara]

Makes sense; there was no way of predicting Trump would be unprofessional once in office.

 

[theaface]

Hard Rexit or Soft Rexit though?

 

[KernelPanic]

He probably sees himself being the target of Trump tweets in the future.

 

[Rran]

lol @ "Rexit"

 

[Giganteus]

It's been half a year out of 4 years. This is incredible.

 

[subrock]

Also convenient timing with the new Russian sanctions

 

[Slayven]

At this point everyone should know loyalty and respect is only suppose to flow one way in this admin. And if you can't fix Trump's messes you are part of the porblem

 

[FriendlyGoat]

Yeah, a convenient excuse for a Secretary of State who VIOLATED SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA. He's going because Trump is suddenly unprofessional.

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

I'll assume his wife will "convince" him to not rexit

 

[theWB27]

Haven't we heard this from Rexit before?

 

[Bedlam]

A complete trainwr-I mean perfectly oiled machine!

 

[Dynasty]

Let them fight?

 

[Drkirby]

THAT was the straw that broke the camel's back? THAT one?

I mean, if Trump won't even defend his own Cabinet, why the fuck should he put up with all this bullshit?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Also convenient timing with the new Russian sanctions

Like literally the only reason he was picked to be Secretary of State was for Russia, its so fucking obvious. The State Department is in fucking shambles but whenever Russia is mentioned, Rex lights up like a fucking Christmas tree.

 

[Fergie]

He'll quit soon as the sanctions pass.

 

[Souldriver]

WINNING

 

[Instro]

This would be hilarious.

 

[Cat Party]

BELEAGURED

 

[KernelPanic]

Putin will ask for his medal back. Poor Rex.

 

[cress2000]

rexxonit

 

[BoboBrazil]

Totally a bigleaguered guy

 

[Velcro Fly]

We'd probably get someone way worse if he leaves.

 

[RoboPlato]

I wonder how hard it will be for Trump to replace positions if people keep getting fired or quitting. They know that this administration is toxic.

 

[John Rabbit]

what is happening over there

Trump in the Oval Office:

 

[EdibleKnife]

What comes after the money-grubbing CEO and the stone cold, unapologetic racist? Literal horn-bearing winged demons? Rex and Sessions deserve the worst for supporting this administration to start with but the idea that Trump will just dredge up somehow objectively worse human beings to replace them and might even piss them off to the point of frustration is astounding. I'm genuinely ashamed that I have come to a point where I'm unsure if I want the man who legitimately wants to make my life worse due to my skin color to quit/be fired or not. I just want the administration to implode so that I don't even have to stress over it.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Let it all implode. Trump's world needs to get real small to fit in the bunker.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

A hard #Rexit to show how #StrongAndStable the Trump admin is.

 

[Nipo]

I wonder how hard it will be for Trump to replace positions if people keep getting fired or quitting. They know that this administration is toxic.

There will always be some sycophant willing to be SoS or AG. As long as loyalty is the key consideration, and not actual experience, he can find someone to fill the big posts.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

I wonder how hard it will be for Trump to replace positions if people keep getting fired or quitting. They know that this administration is toxic.

Always more people wanting money to be found (like the Mooch).

It's about finding people loyal to Trump that will also pass the Senate.

 

[mnannola]

Translation: Tillerson very "concerned" about how Trump has acted. Also he is reportedly "deeply troubled" at how Jeff Sessions has been treated.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

THAT was the straw that broke the camel's back? THAT one?

He's realized that if Trump will throw a loyal toady like Sessions under the bus the moment it suits him, then he will be next.

He's just covering his own ass.

 

[Ac30]

Trump was right, this whole presidency is unpresidented. Losing the AG, SoS, NSA and Spicey in under a year? That would be incredible.

 

[AndyD]

He'll quit soon as the sanctions pass.

Yep. Because it means his and Trump's hands are now tied.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

what is happening over there

The swamp started draining itself.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I think everyone should just all up and leave at once. That would be a sight to see.

 

[Hypemaster]

lol @ "Rexit"

 

[Dirtyshubb]

The swamp started draining itself.

More like they filled it with a bunch of extra predators and now they only have each other to attack.

 

[Nipo]

I think everyone should just all up and leave at once. That would be a sight to see.

No, they should all talk to eachother and invoke the 25th amendment removing him from office. Much better than all resigning one by one.

 

[Hilbert]

Secretary of State quitting after 6 months would be incredible.

 

[Autodidact]

No, they should all talk to eachother and invoke the 25th amendment removing him from office. Much better than all resigning one by one.

.

Trump has a nasty habit of insulting people who could remove him from office - Congress and/or the cabinet.