Former Sec. of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers in May that Pres. Trump faced “steep learning curve” dealing with both U.S. relationship with Russia and immigration laws, according to transcript of his closed-door interview released by a House committee.
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers in May that President Donald Trump faced a “steep learning curve” dealing with the U.S. relationship with Russia and immigration laws, according to a transcript of his closed-door interview released by a House committee on Thursday.
On immigration, specifically, Tillerson also said Trump “never asked me to violate the law,” but proposed actions that would have tested his authorities and provoked legal challenges. Tillerson also described his frustrations with Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, who he said would frequently talk to foreign leaders and visit foreign countries without notifying the State Department. Along with criminal justice and immigration issues, Kushner’s broad portfolio in the administration covers U.S.-Mexico relations and the Middle East: He has spent the week in Bahrain at a U.S.
"I could see the color go out of the face of the Foreign Secretary of Mexico,” he said. “I smiled big, and I said, 'Welcome to Washington.'" Tillerson told members of the committee that Russian President Vladimir Putin was"very prepared" for his meeting with Trump in Hamburg, Germany in July 2017. Rex Tillerson, a man who is “dumb as a rock” and totally ill prepared and ill equipped to be Secretary of State, made up a story that I was out-prepared by Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Hamburg, Germany. I don’t think Putin would agree. Look how the U.S. is doing!
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