Tillerson cuts short Africa trip to return to Washington

[demmiblue]

Source: Reuters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cut short his first trip to Africa to return to Washington about one day ahead of schedule to deal with urgent work there.

Tillerson’s travel plans have changed so that he can return to Washington early on Tuesday morning instead of late that night, a spokesman for the top U.S. diplomat told reporters traveling with him.

The secretary departed the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday morning. He will visit Chad and Nigeria, both oil-producers struggling to contain the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency, on Monday afternoon and evening.

Instead of spending Monday night in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, before flying back to Washington, Tillerson’s spokesman said the secretary had changed his schedule so that he would spend only a few hours in Nigeria before leaving late in the evening to fly home.

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[Achilleaze]

1. I wonder what Pooty Poot wants the KGOP to do now?

I guess we'll find out soon.

[bigworld]

2. So what is happening Tuesday?

That would involve the SoS?

[riversedge]

3. Perhaps, but STATE Depart is so depleted, maybe he is just needed in the US??

[Kablooie]

10. Well, this question has been answered.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. ..............

[secondwind]

4. An earlier report said he wasnt feeling well.

Poor baby. He is no Hillary Clinton.

[justhanginon]

6. No stamina, no stamina. Sad!

Maybe he should ask Hillary for some hints on how to keep up.

[heaven05]

5. too many

Black and brown people with their own cities, university's, hospitals, culture and cultural centers. Too many for this white man. He couldn't handle it..true trump ass licker POS

[FSogol]

7. I guess he already completed Exxon's work there.

[mountain grammy]

8. Wow, so much to do for a Secretary of State..

time to return to Russia. Ahhhhhh, home at last.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Tillerson couldn't find Obama's birth certificate in Kenya. Now he's fired. . . . nt

[apnu]

11. WH sources say Kelly informed Tillerson of his dismissal on Friday.

But his trip is cut short on Monday? He wasn't withdrawn from Africa on Saturday or Sunday?

These clowns are incompetent liars.