Rex Tillerson refused to resign after John Kelly asked - so Trump fired him in a tweet: report

[DonViejo]

DAVID EDWARDS
13 MAR 2018 AT 12:09 ET

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Donald Trump on Monday after he refused a request to resign.

According to CNN, Tillerson officially learned of his firing on Tuesday morning when Trump informed the world in a tweet. But reports also said that Chief of Staff John Kelly had contacted Kelly on Friday to warn him.

Sources told AP’s Zeke Miller that Kelly had asked Tillerson to resign, but the secretary of state refused and forced Trump to personally take the action on Monday.

Link to tweet

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/rex-tillerson-refused-resign-john-kelly-asked-trump-fired-tweet-report/

[dameatball]

1. Could it be that Tillerson actually has a conscience? Wasn't he properly vetted for that malady?

[marylandblue]

2. He always did seem to have a conscience

His main problem was that he didn't realize that the State Department is not an oil company.

[OnDoutside]

3. Exxon privilege ? .....

[politicaljunkie41910]

4. Isn't John Kelly also on Trump's "to be fired" list? Who will he send to do his dirty work

when Kelly's time is up, which should be soon? Also, wasn't McMasters also on the list to be fired. He's now been appointed to replace Tillerson as Secretary of State, but for how long??????? Anyone who's so desperate to work for this White House knowing all we know now, is truly desperate. This won't end well.

[Leghorn21]

5. Im just gonna spend the day posting memes and such:

[Civic Justice]

6. Trump expected Tillerson to be his Open Door to Russia, "Oil Game Politics"

When Rex Tillerson ran ExxonMobil, he made his name making deals in Russia, which in turn made Donald Trump's decision to appoint him as secretary of ... In May, ExxonMobil signed a series of agreements with Sechin, who was acting in his capacity as the president of Rosneft, the Russian state oil firm.

https://qz.com/1034589/exxonmobil-made-illegal-deals-with-russia-when-secretary-of-state-rex-tillerson-ran-the-company/

[Leghorn21]

8. Thank you, Justice - ah, good ole Rosneft

I don’t know what the hell’s going on (hence, just posting photos today!!) but thank you, and

WELCOME TO DU!!

[redstateblues]

7. Usually better to be fired than to quit. In Trump world maybe not.

Tillerson can wear it like a badge of honor