Tillerson blows up at top White House aide

[DonViejo]

The secretary of state, frustrated by negative press coverage and delays in appointing staff, unleashed his anger in front of Reince Priebus, Jared Kushner and others.

By JOSH DAWSEY , ELIANA JOHNSON and ALEX ISENSTADT 06/28/2017 08:04 PM EDT Updated 06/28/2017 10:46 PM EDT

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s frustrations with the White House have been building for months. Last Friday, they exploded.

The normally laconic Texan unloaded on Johnny DeStefano, the head of the presidential personnel office, for torpedoing proposed nominees to senior State Department posts and for questioning his judgment.

Tillerson also complained that the White House was leaking damaging information about him to the news media, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Above all, he made clear that he did not want DeStefano’s office to “have any role in staffing” and “expressed frustration that anybody would know better” than he about who should work in his department — particularly after the president had promised him autonomy to make his own decisions and hires, according to a senior White House aide familiar with the conversation.

The episode stunned other White House officials gathered in chief of staff Reince Priebus’ office, leaving them silent as Tillerson raised his voice. In the room with Tillerson and DeStefano were Priebus, top Trump aide Jared Kushner and Margaret Peterlin, the secretary of state’s chief of staff.

The encounter, described by four people familiar with what happened, was so explosive that Kushner approached Peterlin afterward and told her that Tillerson’s outburst was completely unprofessional, according to two of the people familiar with the exchange, and told her that they needed to work out a solution.

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[underpants]

1. Way to stand up Jared

[Aviation Pro]

2. Tillerson ran an oil company....

...that has acknowledged the effects of human activity on global warming. No Shoulders Kushner is a member of the lucky sperm club who will be in short order spending time in a federal prison like his dad.

I'll side with the SecState on this one.

[MineralMan]

3. Just resign, Mr. Secretary.

Leave Trump without a Secretary of State. Let his incompetence and bluster do the job of screwing up our international relations. Don't get stuck holding the bag on that.

Resign today, and walk away. Anything connected to Trump is toxic.

I don't like you much, either Rex, but take my advice: Resign and walk away before Trump destroys you, too.

[jpak]

4. Kushner says "Tillersons outburst was completely unprofessiona

But is silent when it comes to his FIL tweet storms.

WTF

[pangaia]

5. Well, well well Rex.. look before you leap

1- "Tillerson also complained that the White House was leaking damaging information about him to the news media, " Looks like his days are numbered

2-"particularly after the president had promised him autonomy to make his own decisions and hires, " doesn't rex know dumpster is a liar?

3- ".. top Trump aide Jared Kushner" No dumpster's son in law..


4-"Kushner approached Peterlin afterward and told her that Tillerson’s outburst was completely unprofessional",...Oh, is that so?